Human infection caused by Clostridium hathewayi.
We describe a 27-year-old man with acute cholecystitis, hepatic abscess, and bacteremia caused by Clostridium hathewayi, a newly described gram-negative, endospore-forming, rod-shaped bacterium. This report is the first of human infection caused by this microorganism.
Elsayed
Sameer
S
University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. sameer.elsayed@cls.ab.ca
Zhang
Kunyan
K
D000328:Adult; D003013:Clostridium / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny