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Chronic osteomyelitis due to Clostridium clostridiiforme.
1Division of Infectious Diseases, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Fla.
Southern Medical Journal
|May 1, 1991
Summary
Chronic osteomyelitis can be caused by the unusual anaerobic bacterium Clostridium clostridiiforme. This organism, often resistant to common antibiotics, can act as an invasive pathogen.
Area of Science:
- Microbiology
- Infectious Diseases
- Bone Infections
Background:
- Chronic osteomyelitis is a serious bone infection.
- Clostridia are anaerobic bacteria, with most species not considered significant pathogens.
- Clostridium clostridiiforme is a gram-positive rod that can exhibit gram-negative staining.