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Human Infection Caused by Clostridium hathewayi

Authors :
Sameer Elsayed
Kunyan Zhang
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 10, Iss 11, Pp 1950-1952 (2004)
Publication Year :
2004
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004.

Abstract

We describe a 27-year-old man with acute cholecystitis, hepatic abscess, and bacteremia caused by Clostridium hathewayi, a newly described gram-negative, endospore-forming, rod-shaped bacterium. This report is the first of human infection caused by this microorganism.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
10
Issue :
11
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.5455c6bee409432ab2481dc487611ac5
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1011.040006