Bacteremia and Septic Arthritis due to a Nontoxigenic Strain of Clostridium difficile in a Patient With Sickle Cell Disease | Zendy

Emilie Hill | Zendy; Adrienne Workman | Zendy; Francesca Lee | Zendy; Rita Hollaway | Zendy; Dominick Cavuoti | Zendy; Bonnie C Prokesch | Zendy

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Bacteremia and Septic Arthritis due to a Nontoxigenic Strain of Clostridium difficile in a Patient With Sickle Cell Disease

Author(s) -

Emilie Hill,

Adrienne Workman,

Francesca Lee,

Rita Hollaway,

Dominick Cavuoti,

Bonnie C Prokesch

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofx278

Subject(s) - medicine , bacteremia , clostridium difficile , septic arthritis , microbiology and biotechnology , disease , intensive care medicine , arthritis , immunology , antibiotics , biology

A 22-year-old female with sickle cell disease presented with fevers, bilateral knee pain, and lethargy. Laboratory data revealed a leukocytosis and lactic acidosis. Blood and synovial fluid cultures grew a non-toxin-producing strain of . This case highlights the fact that nontoxigenic can cause significant disease.

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