title: Clostridium cadaveris: an unusual cause of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.
abstract: Bacterial peritonitis has been known to complicate severe liver disease. Aerobic organisms are responsible for the vast majority of cases, whereas anaerobic bacteria are responsible for less than 5% of all cases reported in the literature. We now report a case of Clostridium cadaveris anaerobic bacterial peritonitis in a 58-yr-old female, an organism that to our knowledge has not been previously implicated as an infectious agent in this entity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, North Shore University Hospital-Cornell University Medical College, Manhasset, New York.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Herman
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Goldman
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bronzo
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: McKinley
mesh_terms: D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000382:microbiology*