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Case Reports
. 2019 Apr 11;11(4):e4432.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.4432.

Clostridium tertium Bacteremia in a Non-neutropenic Patient with Liver Cirrhosis

Mohammed Wazir  1 , Akriti G Jain  1 , Mahum Nadeem  2 , Asad Ur Rahman  3 , George Everett  1
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Clostridium tertium Bacteremia in a Non-neutropenic Patient with Liver Cirrhosis

Mohammed Wazir et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Clostridium tertium bacteremia is a rare condition that predominantly occurs in neutropenic patients. Clostridium tertium bacteremia, although extremely rare in non-neutropenic patients, represents the second-most common cause of bacteremia among Clostridium species. Infection with this bacteria can present variably and is usually managed with broad-spectrum antibiotics.

Keywords: cancer; cirrhosis; clostridium tertium; neutropenia.

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Figure 1. Demonstrating the blood culture results of the patient.
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