Abstract
ABSTRACT We describe a fatal case of Clostridium symbiosum bacteremia in a 70-year-old man with metastatic colon cancer. Our report is the first, in the world literature, of human infection caused by this microorganism.
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BacteremiaClostridiumMicrobiologyClostridiaceaeClostridialesMedicineBacteriaBiologyAntibiotics
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- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 4390-4392
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- 36
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Sameer Elsayed,
Kunyan Zhang
(2004).
Bacteremia Caused by <i>Clostridium symbiosum</i>.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
, 42
(9)
, 4390-4392.
https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.42.9.4390-4392.2004
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- 10.1128/jcm.42.9.4390-4392.2004