Clostridium sordellii Bacteremia: Case Report and Review
1992; Oxford University Press; Volume: 15; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1093/clind/15.6.950
ISSN1537-6591
AutoresRocco Spera, Mark H. Kaplan, Steven L. Allen,
Tópico(s)Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
ResumoClostridium sordellii is a gram-positive, anaerobic bacillus that has rarely been implicated as a human pathogen. It produces several exotoxins, which contribute to the progressive edema and refractory shock frequently seen with human infection. There have been eight prior reports of bacteremic C. sordellii infection and seven prior reports of nonbacteremic infections not due to myonecrosis of skeletal muscle. Mortality was 50% in the bacteremic group and 71% in the nonbacteremic group. Mortality correlated with both shock and leukemoid reaction at presentation. We present a case of C. sordellii sepsis in an asplenic patient with sickle β thalassemia and inflammatory bowel disease, and we review the literature.
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