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A 43-year-old previously healthy man presented with altered mental status, diaphoresis, and fevers following a ruptured appendicitis and appendectomy. The patient had growth of Clostridium tertium and Escherichia coli in… Click to show full abstract
A 43-year-old previously healthy man presented with altered mental status, diaphoresis, and fevers following a ruptured appendicitis and appendectomy. The patient had growth of Clostridium tertium and Escherichia coli in blood cultures and imaging of the abdomen revealed a large hepatic abscess. Clostridium tertium is an uncommon cause of bacteremia in non-neutropenic patients. There is currently no universally accepted treatment for Clostridium tertium bacteremia. We report successful treatment with ertapenem.
Journal Title: IDCases
Year Published: 2019
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