Hugelshofer, M; Achermann, Y; Kovari, H; Dent, W; Hombach, M; Bloemberg, G (2012). Meningoencephalitis with Subdural Empyema Caused by Toxigenic Clostridium perfringens Type A. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 50(10):3409-3411.
We report a clinical case of meningoencephalitis with subdural empyema in an immunocompromised farmer caused by toxigenic Clostridium perfringens type A, which was identified by 16S RNA gene analysis of cerebrospinal fluid and subdural empyema. In immunocompromised patients, C. perfringens should be considered a potential pathogen of sepsis.
We report a clinical case of meningoencephalitis with subdural empyema in an immunocompromised farmer caused by toxigenic Clostridium perfringens type A, which was identified by 16S RNA gene analysis of cerebrospinal fluid and subdural empyema. In immunocompromised patients, C. perfringens should be considered a potential pathogen of sepsis.
| Item Type: | Journal Article, refereed, original work |
|---|---|
| Communities & Collections: | 04 Faculty of Medicine > Institute of Medical Microbiology
04 Faculty of Medicine > University Hospital Zurich > Clinic for Infectious Diseases |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 570 Life sciences; biology
610 Medicine & health |
| Scopus Subject Areas: | Health Sciences > Microbiology (medical) |
| Language: | English |
| Date: | 2012 |
| Deposited On: | 29 Oct 2012 10:28 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Mar 2020 23:51 |
| Publisher: | American Society for Microbiology (ASM) |
| ISSN: | 0095-1137 |
| OA Status: | Closed |
| Publisher DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00802-12 |
| PubMed ID: | 22895036 |
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