Empyema Caused by Clostridium bifermentans: A Case Report

Empyema Caused by Clostridium bifermentans: A Case Report

A case of pneumonia with associated empyema caused by Clostridium bifermentans is described. C bifermentans is an anaerobic, spore-forming, Gram-positive bacillus. This organism is infrequently reported as a cause of infection in humans, and older publications tended to regard it as nonpathogenic. H...

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Main Authors:	Safa Edagiz, Phil Lagace-Wiens, John Embil, James Karlowsky, Andrew Walkty
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:	Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/481076
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