| Literature DB >> 7852591 |
D R Scanlan1, M A Smith, H D Isenberg, S Engrassia, E Hilton.
Abstract
Osteomyelitis caused solely by an anaerobic organism is uncommon. We report a case of recurrent Clostridium bifermentans bacteremia resulting in metastatic osteomyelitis involving the sacrum, spine, and ribs. The emergence of resistance of this organism to imipenem and metronidazole is noteworthy because of the usual susceptibility of clostridial species to these antibiotics.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 7852591 PMCID: PMC264179 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.32.11.2867-2868.1994
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948