title: C. glycolicum as the sole cause of bacteremia in a patient with acute cholecystitis.
abstract: Here we describe a case of Clostridia glycolicum (C. glycolicum) bacteremia in a bed-ridden elderly man with chronic illnesses. The bacterium was identified by the Remel RapID ANA II System. We believe that this is the fifth published report of human illness caused by this bacterium. In the four previously reported cases, C. glycolicum was found in cultures with other bacteria. This is the first reported case in which C. glycolicum was the sole causative agent of disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA.
authors.forename: Donghong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sorokin
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lutwick
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Sharvari
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dalal
authors.forename: Kuldip
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sandhu
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ouyang
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pincus
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology*; D041881:Cholecystitis, Acute / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology*; D003013:Clostridium / Q000502:physiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male