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  • Title: [Fatal Clostridium sordellii infection originated in an ovarian cyst].
    Author: Bjerregaard JH, Bülow C, Buskov LK, Holler JG.
    Journal: Ugeskr Laeger; 2012 Apr 30; 174(18):1231-2. PubMed ID: 22546161.
    Abstract:
    Clostridium sordellii is a Gram-positive bacterium which can cause a serious toxic shock syndrome with a mortality of up to 69%. C. sordellii is a part of the normal vaginal flora in up to 10% of all women. This case describes a fatal case of a healthy 49 year-old woman with a C. sordellii-infection originating from an ovarian cyst. Quick diagnosis is difficult because of the non-specific flu-like symptoms. Survival requires immediate source control and specific antibiotic therapy capable of suppressing toxin production. In rodents superantigen antibodies have shown neutralizing effects.
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