Eubacterium bacteremia and colon cancer.
Eubacterium bacteremia is rare. We report a senile patient who presented with 3 episodes of bacteremia, caused by Clostridium perfringens, Eubacterium limosum and Escherichia coli, respectively, which led to the diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the colon. A differential diagnosis of colon cancer should be considered in patients with eubacterium bacteremia.
Sungkanuparph
Somnuek
S
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. tesuk@mahidol.ac.th
Chansirikarnjana
Sirintorn
S
Vorachit
Malai
M
D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D003016:Clostridium perfringens / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D005051:Eubacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans