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  • Title: Clostridium tertium bacteremia: contamination or true pathogen? A report of two cases and a review of the literature.
    Author: Vanderhofstadt M, André M, Lonchay C, Levecque P, Holemans X, Canon JL, D'Hondt L.
    Journal: Int J Infect Dis; 2010 Sep; 14 Suppl 3():e335-7. PubMed ID: 20598605.
    Abstract:
    We observed two cases of Clostridium tertium bacteremia three months apart in the sterile unit of our department of hematology and oncology. One patient was being treated for first-relapse acute myeloblastic leukemia, while the second was receiving high-dose chemotherapy with hematopoietic stem cell support for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. At the time that C. tertium was identified, the first patient was completely asymptomatic, while the second was highly febrile. Both responded biologically and/or clinically to antibiotherapy. We discuss the epidemiology and pathology of C. tertium in the general and cancer patient population.
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