title: Clostridium tertium: 3 case reports.
abstract: Clostridium tertium is infrequently isolated from blood in patients with underlying diseases. Laboratory diagnosis is often delayed because Clostridium tertium is aerotolerant and resistant to metronidazole. Clinically it is a problem because it is commonly resistant to metronidazole, clindamycin and cephalosporins. We present 3 cases illustrating these characteristics.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway. truls.leegaard@rikshospitalet.no
authors.forename: Truls M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Leegaard
authors.forename: Per
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sandven
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gaustad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D048010:Clostridium tertium / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D003470:Culture Media; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003470:Culture Media