• A recent clinical series on gas gangrene demonstrated a predominance (83.3%) of aerobic gram-negative bacilli in wound cultures compared with anaerobic gram-positive bacilli, with Clostridium species accounting for 4.5% of the isolates. (medscape.com)
  • Significant variance exists among clostridial species as to the mechanism of action of the alpha toxin. (medscape.com)
  • Clostridia are obligate anaerobes, but some species are relatively aerotolerant. (medscape.com)
  • Both isolates of C. tertium isolated by Henry from war wounds in spores. (cdc.gov)
  • C. tertium as the grenous, and a high-grade fever malignancies (3,4). (cdc.gov)
  • Demographics, types of malignancies, laboratory data, antimicrobial treatments and febrile-related outcome data such as predominant pathogens and microbiological diagnosed infections (MDIs) were collected. (bvsalud.org)
  • Clostridium species, as a predominant cluster of commensal bacteria in our gut, exert lots of salutary effects on our intestinal homeostasis. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Species of Clostridium cluster XIVa and IV, as the representatives of the predominant bacteria in gut, account for 10-40% of the total bacteria [ 5 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 38.6°C) and an elevated leukocyte tors for C. tertium bacteremia include fasciitis and gangrene has not been count of 14,000/mm3 (70% neu- intestinal mucosal injury, neutropenia, reported. (cdc.gov)
  • Gas gangrene and clostridial myonecrosis are interchangeable terms used to describe an infection of muscle tissue by toxin-producing clostridia. (medscape.com)
  • The most frequently identified aerobic gram-negative bacteria were Escherichia coli , Proteus species , Pseudomonas aeruginosa , and Klebsiella pneumoniae . (medscape.com)
  • Bacterial species of cyte count of 10,000/mm3 with 80% itive rods with oval, terminal spores. (cdc.gov)
  • In the intestine of human and animals, Clostridium species, as one of the richest bacterial cluster, are mainly composed of Clostridium cluster IV and XIVa (Fig. 1 ). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Aerobic blood culture was were susceptible in vitro to penicillin, 1917 (1), C. tertium was recognized sterile. (cdc.gov)
  • Mycoplasma species: Most mycoplasma species are susceptible to clindamycin. (agrimedmalta.com)
  • It was reported that species of Clostridium clusters XIVa and IV were essential for normalization of germfree mice [ 6 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Clostridia have been isolated from the mucous membranes of humans, including the GI tract and the female genital tract. (medscape.com)
  • Given this, this review summarized the researches involved in benefits and potential risks of Clostridium species to our health, in order to develop Clostridium species as novel probiotics for human health and animal production. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Meanwhile, the efficiency of Clostridium species must be considered when applied to animal production and diseases treatment. (biomedcentral.com)
  • So this review summarized the reports about both the benefits and underlying risks from Clostridium species on intestinal immune regulation and disease prevention to elucidate the potentials and challenges of their novel roles as probiotic. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The Clostridium species discussed in this review is based on this new criterion. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Clostridia may also colonize the skin, especially around the perineum. (medscape.com)
  • 38.6°C) and an elevated leukocyte tors for C. tertium bacteremia include fasciitis and gangrene has not been count of 14,000/mm3 (70% neu- intestinal mucosal injury, neutropenia, reported. (cdc.gov)
  • C. tertium as the sole pathogen causing necrotizing fasciitis and gangrene has not been reported. (cdc.gov)
  • the genus Clostridium are anaerobic neutrophils, 11% lymphocytes, and Anaerobic culture directly from spec- or aerotolerant, gram-positive, 9% monocytes. (cdc.gov)
  • Bacterial species of the genus Clostridium are anaerobic or aerotolerant, gram-positive, endospore-forming bacilli found in the soil and gut of humans and other animals. (cdc.gov)
  • Gas gangrene is caused by an anaerobic, gram-positive, spore-forming bacillus of the genus Clostridium . (medscape.com)
  • Clostridium tertium , a non-exotoxin-producing, aerotolerant species, is an uncommon human pathogen. (cdc.gov)
  • Clostridia are obligate anaerobes, but some species are relatively aerotolerant. (medscape.com)
  • Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea (CDAD) has been reported with use of nearly all antibacterial agents, including clindamycin and may range in severity from mild diarrhea to fatal colitis. (nih.gov)
  • Hypertoxin producing strains of C.difficile cause increased morbidity and mortality, as these infections can be refractory to antimicrobial therapy and may require colectomy. (nih.gov)
  • In this study, we used shotgun metagenomic sequencing and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) to compared the metagenomic and metabolomic profiles of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile diarrheal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients and defined the additive effect of C. difficile infection (CDI) on intestinal dysbiosis. (bvsalud.org)
  • Aerobic blood culture was were susceptible in vitro to penicillin, 1917 (1), C. tertium was recognized sterile. (cdc.gov)
  • Clostridia are more resistant than most anaerobes to clindamycin. (nih.gov)
  • First isolated by Henry from war wounds in 1917 ( 1 ), C. tertium was recognized as a human pathogen when cases of bacteremia were reported in 1963 ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Because clindamycin therapy has been associated with severe colitis which may end fatally, it should be reserved for serious infections where less toxic antimicrobial agents are inappropriate, as described in the INDICATIONS AND USAGE section. (nih.gov)
  • Clostridia have been isolated from the mucous membranes of humans, including the GI tract and the female genital tract. (medscape.com)
  • Of these species, 52 and 4 (Bacteroides fragilis, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Ruminococcus gnavus) were under-represented and over-represented, respectively, in all diarrheal patient groups. (bvsalud.org)
  • The most frequently identified aerobic gram-negative bacteria were Escherichia coli , Proteus species , Pseudomonas aeruginosa , and Klebsiella pneumoniae . (medscape.com)
  • Antimicrobial therapy included intravenous metronidazole, vancomycin, and imipenem. (cdc.gov)