title: Fatal myocarditis due to Clostridium novyi type B in a previously healthy woman: case report and literature review.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. mamarek@uphs.upenn.edu
authors: Marek
authors: M
authors: Ma
authors: J Todd
authors: JT
authors: Boyd
authors: Hien T
authors: HT
authors: Trinh
authors: Jeremy W
authors: JW
authors: Coombs
authors: Gregory J
authors: GJ
authors: Fermann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003013:Clostridium / Q000145:classification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000382:microbiology*