A review of three cases of Clostridium aldenense bacteremia

O. Martin Williams, Jon Brazier, Victoria Peraino, Ellie J.C. Goldstein*

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Abstract

Three cases of Clostridium aldenense bacteremia are reported. C. aldenense is also associated with intra-abdominal infections and closely resembles Clostridium clostridioforme and therefore may be misidentified C aldenense may be a more frequent pathogen than appreciated and is generally fluoroquinolone resistant.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)475-477
Number of pages3
JournalAnaerobe
Volume16
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Anaerobes
  • Bacteremia
  • C aldenense
  • Clostridia
  • Sepsis

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