Lumbar Discitis Caused by Clostridium perfringens | Zendy

Romain Lotte | Zendy; Michel R. Popoff | Zendy; Nicolas Degand | Zendy; Laurène Lotte | Zendy; Philippe Bouvet | Zendy; G. Baudin | Zendy; Éric Cua | Zendy; PierreMarie Roger | Zendy; Raymond Ruimy | Zendy

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Lumbar Discitis Caused by Clostridium perfringens

Author(s) -

Romain Lotte,

Michel R. Popoff,

Nicolas Degand,

Laurène Lotte,

Philippe Bouvet,

G. Baudin,

Éric Cua,

PierreMarie Roger,

Raymond Ruimy

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00983-14

Subject(s) - clostridium perfringens , discitis , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , clostridium , clostridium infections , biology , antibiotics , bacteria , radiology , clostridium difficile , genetics , magnetic resonance imaging

We report here a rare case of chronic lumbar discitis caused by Clostridium perfringens in an elderly patient that was treated with a combination of β-lactams and clindamycin. Molecular analysis performed on the strain revealed an unusual toxin gene pattern.

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