Two Serious Cases of Infection with Clostridium celatum after 40 Years in Hiding?

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Abstract

Clostridium celatum [ce.la'tum. L. adj. celatum hidden] has been known since 1974, when it was isolated from human feces. In 40 years, no association with human infection has been reported. In this work, we present two serious cases of infection with the anaerobic Gram-positive rod Clostridium celatum.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume54
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)236-238
ISSN0095-1137
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2016

Keywords

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Bacterial Typing Techniques
  • Clostridium Infections/diagnosis
  • Clostridium/chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial/chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal/chemistry
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
  • Urease/analysis

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