Clostridium tertium: 3 case reports.
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.
Leegaard
Truls M
TM
Institute of Medical Microbiology, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway. truls.leegaard@rikshospitalet.no
Sandven
Per
P
Gaustad
Peter
P
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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003470:Culture Media