Clostridium tertium in neutropenic patients: case series at a cancer institute

Clostridium tertium in neutropenic patients: case series at a cancer institute

Objective: Clostridium tertium is considered an uncommon pathogen in humans, but is a cause of bacteremia in patients with underlying hematological malignancies and neutropenia. A case series highlighting 10 years of experience with C. tertium as a cause of bacteremia in this population is presented...

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Main Authors:	Sweta Shah, Jennifer Hankenson, Smitha Pabbathi, John Greene, Sowmya Nanjappa
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2016-10-01
Series:	International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:	Clostridium tertium Malignancy Sepsis Bacteremia Neutropenic fever
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971216311407

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