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Case Reports
. 2021 Feb 1;40(2):159-161.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002920.

Clostridium tertium Peritonitis and Bacteremia in a Neonate With Congenital Intestinal Atresia: A Case Report

Kazue Morikawa  1 , Masatoshi Nozaki  1 , Katsuya Hirata  1 , Takatoshi Abe  2 , Itaru Yanagihara  3 , Kazuko Wada  1
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Clostridium tertium Peritonitis and Bacteremia in a Neonate With Congenital Intestinal Atresia: A Case Report

Kazue Morikawa et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. .

Abstract

We report a 1-day-old girl who was affected by peritonitis and bacteremia caused by Clostridium tertium following perforation of congenital intestinal atresia. Splenic infarction was also suspected during C. tertium bacteremia. C. tertium was identified by using mass spectrometry and 16S rRNA sequencing. This patient was successfully treated with emergency laparotomy and broad-spectrum antibiotics.

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The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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