Brain abscess and cervical lymphadenitis due to Paraclostridium bifermentans: A report of two cases.
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Abstract | :
Paraclostridium bifermentans (current nomenclature of Clostridium bifermentans since 2016) is a gram-positive, spore-forming anaerobic bacterium. Here, we describe two cases associated with this organism. The first, primarily a case of tubercular brain abscess where P. bifermentans was isolated as part of a polymicrobial flora, following a neurosurgical procedure for the same and the second, a case of cervical lymphadenitis from which it was isolated as the sole causative agent. There are only a few reported cases of P. bifermentans in literature and these cases illustrate the widening spectrum of infections related to it. |
Year of Publication | :
2018
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Journal | :
Anaerobe
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Volume | :
51
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Number of Pages | :
8-11
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ISSN Number | :
1075-9964
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URL | :
https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1075-9964(18)30048-9
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DOI | :
10.1016/j.anaerobe.2018.03.006
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Short Title | :
Anaerobe
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