Infective Endocarditis Caused by C. sordellii: The First Case Report from India

Infective Endocarditis Caused by C. sordellii: The First Case Report from India

Abstract Clostridium sordellii is a gram-positive anaerobic bacteria most commonly isolated from skin and soft tissue infection, penetrating injurious and intravenous drug abusers. The exotoxins produced by the bacteria are associated with toxic shock syndrome. We report here a first case of infecti...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of laboratory physicians 2021-03, Vol.13 (1), p.074-076
Hauptverfasser: Chaudhry, Rama, Bahadur, Tej, Sagar, Tanu, Agrawal, Sonu Kumari, Arif, Nazneen, Choudhary, Shiv K., Verma, Nishant
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Sprache:eng
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Case Report
clostridium sordellii
diagnosis
infective endocarditis
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Clostridium sordellii is a gram-positive anaerobic bacteria most commonly isolated from skin and soft tissue infection, penetrating injurious and intravenous drug abusers. The exotoxins produced by the bacteria are associated with toxic shock syndrome. We report here a first case of infective endocarditis due to C. sordellii from a female patient with ventricular septal defect from India.
ISSN:0974-2727
0974-7826
DOI:10.1055/s-0041-1723750