Clostridium ventriculi bacteremia following acute colonic pseudo-obstruction: A case report.

Anaerobe

Univ. Lille, EA 7366 - Recherche Translationnelle Relations Hôte Pathogènes, F-59000, Lille, France; CHU Lille, Institut de Microbiologie, F-59000, Lille, France. Electronic address:

Published: October 2019

Clostridium ventriculi (formerly Sarcina ventriculi) is a Gram-positive, obligate anaerobic coccus. Human infections due to this bacterium have rarely been reported, its involvement in the development of gastric ulcers and perforation has been suggested. We present a case of bacteremia due to C. ventriculi following acute colonic pseudo-obstruction.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anaerobe.2019.05.005DOI Listing

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