title: Necrotizing enterocolitis associated with Clostridium paraputrificum septicemia.
abstract: A 38-year-old woman with chronic, noncyclic neutropenia had an episode of acute abdominal pain associated with clostridial septicemia. Clostridium paraputrificum was isolated from blood and peritoneal cultures. The pathogenic potential of C paraputrificum was established by surgical biopsy specimens which demonstrated necrotizing enterocolitis with the typical gram-positive rods. This report strengthens a recognized, established association between neutropenia and clostridial infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Southwest Washington Hospital, Vancouver.
authors.forename: W X
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Shandera
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Humphrey
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Stratton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000150:complications; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy