Clostridium cadaveris bacteraemia: two cases and review.
Clostridium cadaveris is a strict anaerobic Gram-positive rod that is the most prominent bacterium during the decay of dead bodies. We present 2 rare cases of bacteraemia with C. cadaveris. The source of both infectious episodes was most probably of gastrointestinal origin.
Schade
Rogier P
RP
Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. r.schade@mmb.umcn.nl
Van Rijn
Michiel
M
Timmers
Henri J L M
HJ
Dofferhoff
Anton S M
AS
Klaassen
Corne H W
CH
Meis
Jacques F G M
JF
D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents