title: Abdominal abscess due to Cardiobacterium hominis and Clostridium bifermentans.
abstract: A case of abdominal abscess and bacteremia due to Cardiobacterium hominis and Clostridium bifermentans was successfully treated with surgical drainage and ampicillin-penicillin. This case represents the rare occurrence of C. hominis infection without apparent endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Rechtman
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Nadler
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003082:Colectomy; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy