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Poly-microbial clostridium cadaveris bacteremia in an immune-compromised patient.

Identifier
DOI: 10.1093/omcr/omac146
Source
Oxford Medical Case Reports. v. 2023, 1, omac146, p. 10-13
Contributors
Country
United Kingdom.
City
Oxford.
Publisher
Oxford University Press.
Gregorian
2023-01-01
Language
English
English abstract
Clostridium cadaveris (C. cadaveris), a strict anaerobic gram-positive rod, is rarely reported in clinical specimens. Since its detection in 1899, it has always been linked to the decay of dead bodies. C. cadaveris is considered non-pathogenic to humans, however infrequently it can cause severe infections including bacteremia. The latter was typically associated with gastro-intestinal pathologies. We report the first case of C. cadaveris invasive infection at Sultanate Oman. The source was most probably an infected decubitus ulcer.
ISSN
2053-8855
Category
Journal articles