Human Infection Caused by Clostridium hathewayi
oleh: Sameer Elsayed, Kunyan Zhang
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-11-01 |
Deskripsi
We describe a 27-year-old man with acute cholecystitis, hepatic abscess, and bacteremia caused by Clostridium hathewayi, a newly described gram-negative, endospore-forming, rod-shaped bacterium. This report is the first of human infection caused by this microorganism.