Emergence of Clostridium tertium as a pathogen in neutropenic patients.
Although usually considered a non-pathogen, Clostridium tertium was isolated from 10 immunosuppressed patients including seven patients with bacteremia. This organism can grow aerobically and can be easily disregarded as a contaminant. It also has a somewhat unusual susceptibility pattern, with significant resistance to the penicillins, cephalosporins, and clindamycin, possibly explaining its emergence in immunocompromised patients already receiving multiple antibiotics.
D000328:Adult; D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000150:complications; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003013:Clostridium / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents