First isolation of Clostridium amygdalinum from a patient with chronic osteitis.
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We describe a case of osteitis caused by a new and unusual Clostridium species, Clostridium amygdalinum, an environmental, moderately thermophilic bacterium. This is the first documented report of human infection caused by this organism.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 44 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006