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Article

Publication Date

12-2018

Abstract

Of the 200 Clostridium spp. known to exist, approximately 30 have been associated with human disease. Commonly found in soil, marine sediment and mammalian intestinal tracts, these gram-positive bacilli are known to cause infections ranging from cellulitis to septicemia. Isolates that are identified by clinical microbiology laboratories include Clostridium perfrigens species in 20–40% of cases. However, when Clostridium sporogenes is identified, is rarely considered to be pathogenic. We present a case of Clostridium sporogenes bacteremia secondary to lower limb cellulitis and osteomyelitis in an immunocompetent patient.

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The copy of record is at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2018.e00481.

Copyright © 2018 Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license.

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