Abstract
We report a case of foot infection by Clostridium sordellii and review 15 human infections registered at a Reference Center in France during the period 1998 to 2011. All strains were found nontoxigenic, lacking the lethal toxin gene coding for TcsL. Like Clostridium septicum, several C. sordellii infections were associated with intestinal neoplasms.
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MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
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Clostridium Infections / drug therapy
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Clostridium Infections / epidemiology
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Clostridium Infections / microbiology*
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Clostridium sordellii / isolation & purification*
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Female
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Foot Diseases / microbiology*
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France / epidemiology
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Molecular Sequence Data
Associated data
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GENBANK/KM657123
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GENBANK/KM657124
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GENBANK/KM657125
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GENBANK/KM657126
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GENBANK/KM657127
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GENBANK/KM657128
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GENBANK/KM657129
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GENBANK/KM657130
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GENBANK/KM657131