Fatal Clostridium tertium septicemia in a nonneutropenic patient - 14/08/11
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Abstract |
Clostridium tertium septicemia is a rare condition that predominantly occurs in neutropenic patients with concomitant abdominal disease. We report the fatal case of a nonneutropenic, 51-year-old patient with mechanical ileus and post-operative C. tertium septicemia, resulting in widespread pathology with multi-organ failure. As C. tertium is aerotolerant, often gram-variable and mostly resistant to broad-spectrum cephalosporins, differentiation is difficult and empirical therapeutic strategies may fail.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Clostridium tertium septicemia, Ileus, Nonneutropenic patient, Broad-spectrum cephalosporins
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Vol 50 - N° 1
P. 76-80 - janvier 2005 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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