title: First case of intra-abdominal infection with Clostridium disporicum.
abstract: We describe a case of post-operative intra-abdominal infection with Clostridium disporicum, a gram-positive anaerobic rod rarely isolated in clinical specimens. Its typical doubled-spored form, when present, facilitates its recognition. Phenotype-based identification methods used here were not reliable and a 16S rRNA sequence analysis was needed.
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitalier de Beauvais, Avenue Léon Blum BP 40319, 60021 Beauvais cedex, Beauvais, France. c.plassart@ch-beauvais.fr
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Plassart
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mauvais
authors.forename: Joëlle
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heurté
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sautereau
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Legeay
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bouvet
mesh_terms: D003013:Clostridium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D059413:Intraabdominal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S