Botulism-like symptoms in an immunocompetent patient with Clostridium subterminale bacteremia
Clostridium subterminale is a low virulence species of Clostridium that is an infrequent cause of human infections. We report a case of C. subterminale bacteremia in an immunocompetent patient who developed botulism-like symptoms.
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| Veröffentlicht in: | IDCases 2018-01, Vol.11 (C), p.80-82 |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Clostridium subterminale is a low virulence species of Clostridium that is an infrequent cause of human infections. We report a case of C. subterminale bacteremia in an immunocompetent patient who developed botulism-like symptoms. |
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| ISSN: | 2214-2509 2214-2509 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.idcr.2018.01.014 |