Empyema caused by Clostridium bifermentans: A case report.
Empyema caused by Clostridium bifermentans: A case report.
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10.1155/2015/481076
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2015-03
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Walkty A
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Edagiz S;Lagace-Wiens P;Embil J;Karlowsky J;Walkty A
Previously considered to be nonpathogenic, Clostridium bifermentans has been implicated in a wide variety of infections over the past three decades, ranging from septic arthritis to endocarditis. The authors of this article describe a case involving a 60-year-old man who was found to have an empyema caused by C bifermentans. The authors review similar cases and discuss the course of treatment for this infection. A case of pneumonia with associated empyema caused by Clostridium bifermentans is described. C bifermentans is an anaerobic, spore-forming, Gram-positive bacillus. This organism is infrequently reported as a cause of infection in humans, and older publications tended to regard it as nonpathogenic. However, in more recent reports, C bifermentans has been documented as a cause of septic arthritis, osteomyelitis, soft tissue infection, abdominal infections, brain abscess, bacteremia and endocarditis. The present case is the third reported case of empyema caused by C bifermentans, and it serves to further define the spectrum of illness due to this uncommon organism.
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