| Literature DB >> 25056327 |
Romain Lotte1, M R Popoff2, Nicolas Degand3, Laurene Lotte3, Philippe Bouvet2, Guillaume Baudin4, Eric Cua5, Pierre-Marie Roger6, Raymond Ruimy7.
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We report here a rare case of chronic lumbar discitis caused by Clostridium perfringens in an elderly patient that was treated with a combination of β-lactams and clindamycin. Molecular analysis performed on the strain revealed an unusual toxin gene pattern.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25056327 PMCID: PMC4187755 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00983-14
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948