title: Isolation and 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequence-based identification of Clostridium scindens from an intra-abdominal abscess.
abstract: Clostridium scindens has not been previously associated with human infection. We describe a case of an adolescent female with Crohn's disease presenting with a post-surgical intra-abdominal abscess from which this organism was isolated in pure culture. This is the first documented report of human infection caused by this micro-organism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada. sameer.elsayed@cls.ab.ca
authors.forename: Sameer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elsayed
authors.forename: Kunyan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D003013:Clostridium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010397:Penicillanic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D010802:Phylogeny; D010878:Piperacillin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000077725:Piperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005839:Gentamicins; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D000077725:Piperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination; D010397:Penicillanic Acid; D010878:Piperacillin