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Case Reports
. 1999 Nov;37(11):3778-9.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.37.11.3778-3779.1999.

Septicemia in neutropenic patients infected with Clostridium tertium resistant to cefepime and other expanded-spectrum cephalosporins

S Steyaert  1 , R Peleman, M Vaneechoutte, T De Baere, G Claeys, G Verschraegen
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Septicemia in neutropenic patients infected with Clostridium tertium resistant to cefepime and other expanded-spectrum cephalosporins

S Steyaert et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1999 Nov.

Abstract

Clostridium tertium was isolated from two immunocompromised patients with septicemia, fever, and gastrointestinal symptoms. The strains were resistant to ceftazidime, cefepime, and clindamycin; intermediately resistant to penicillin; and susceptible to metronidazole, quinolones, and vancomycin.

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