Bianca Bălaș-Maftei, Carmen-Elena Florea, Maria Obreja, Alexandra Rotaru, Larisa Miftode, Egidia Miftode, Erika-Raluca Irimie-Băluță, Carmen Manciuc
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Abstract
The Clostridium genus includes >180 species of Gram-positive, anaerobic, sporulating bacteria. Under certain conditions, these can cause a wide range of invasive infections in humans. Clostridium paraputrificum occurs in the commensal intestinal flora and related bacteremia typically occurs secondary to an injury to the intestinal mucosa and in the presence of predisposing conditions, such as gastrointestinal disorders, malignancies, diabetes, HIV infection or neutropenia. The current study presents the case of a 70-year-old male patient, a rural resident living in poverty, with a history of alchohol consumption and cardiovascular pathology. Several initial and subsequent diagnoses were ruled out by successive investigations (e.g., stroke, meningitis, localized tetanus). Blood cultures were eventually found positive for Clostridium paraputrificum and the patient developed septic shock despite treatment with metronidazole and penicillin G. Once switched to carbapenem, the patient progressed favorably, suggesting that carbapenem could work as a first-line antibiotic treatment for Clostridium paraputrificum infections.
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Biomedical Reports is a monthly, peer-reviewed journal, dedicated to publishing research across all fields of biology and medicine, including pharmacology, pathology, gene therapy, genetics, microbiology, neurosciences, infectious diseases, molecular cardiology and molecular surgery. The journal provides a home for original research, case reports and review articles.