Philip A. Pizzo, M.D.
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Emergence of Clostridium tertium as a pathogen in neutropenic patients.
Am J Med. 1986; (4): 596-600
Although usually considered a non-pathogen, Clostridium tertium was isolated from 10 immunosuppressed patients including seven patients with bacteremia. This organism can grow aerobically and can be easily disregarded as a contaminant. It also has a somewhat unusual susceptibility pattern, with significant resistance to the penicillins, cephalosporins, and clindamycin, possibly explaining its emergence in immunocompromised patients already receiving multiple antibiotics.
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