Empyema Caused by Clostridium bifermentans: A Case Report

oleh: Safa Edagiz, Phil Lagace-Wiens, John Embil, James Karlowsky, Andrew Walkty

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01

Deskripsi

A case of pneumonia with associated empyema caused by Clostridium bifermentans is described. C bifermentans is an anaerobic, spore-forming, Gram-positive bacillus. This organism is infrequently reported as a cause of infection in humans, and older publications tended to regard it as nonpathogenic. However, in more recent reports, C bifermentans has been documented as a cause of septic arthritis, osteomyelitis, soft tissue infection, abdominal infections, brain abscess, bacteremia and endocarditis. The present case is the third reported case of empyema caused by C bifermentans, and it serves to further define the spectrum of illness due to this uncommon organism.