Clostridium glycolicum wound infections: case reports and review of the literature.
We describe two cases of Clostridium glycolicum wound infections in immunocompetent adults. The bacterium was identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. This is the third published report of the recovery of this organism from human clinical material and highlights the importance of the organism as a potential human pathogen. Our report extends the spectrum of the diseases caused by C. glycolicum.
Jiang
Wei
W
Department of Pathology, Division of Medical Microbiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Abrar
Sahibzada
S
Romagnoli
Mark
M
Carroll
Karen C
KC
D000328:Adult; D003013:Clostridium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology*; D055815:Young Adult
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S