Lumbar Discitis Caused by Clostridium perfringens

Creators: Lotte, Romain; Popoff, Michel; Degand, Nicolas; Lotte, Laurène; Bouvet, Philippe; Baudin, Guillaume; Cua, Eric; Roger, Pierre-Marie; Ruimy, Raymond

Others:: Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS) ; COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice (CHU Nice); Centre National de Référence des Bactéries Anaérobies et Botulisme - National Reference Center Anaerobic Bacteria and Botulism (CNR) ; Institut Pasteur [Paris]; Hôpital l'Archet

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We report here a rare case of chronic lumbar discitis caused by Clostridium perfringens in an elderly patient that was treated with a combination of β-lactams and clindamycin. Molecular analysis performed on the strain revealed an unusual toxin gene pattern.

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Lumbar Discitis Caused by Clostridium perfringens

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