Fatal myocarditis due to Clostridium novyi type B in a previously healthy woman: case report and literature review.
Clostridium novyi is a Gram-positive anaerobe, which is commonly a pathogen of domestic and wild animals. Disease in humans typically presents as myonecrosis. C. novyi has not previously been reported as a cause of myocarditis. We report a fatal case with infection of the myocardium by C. novyi type B.
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Marek
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Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. mamarek@uphs.upenn.edu
Boyd
J Todd
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Trinh
Hien T
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Coombs
Jeremy W
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Fermann
Gregory J
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D000328:Adult; D003013:Clostridium / Q000145:classification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000382:microbiology*