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CASE REPORT
Clostridium hastiforme bacteraemia secondary to pyometra in a 64-year-old woman
  1. Matilde Ørum,
  2. David Fuglsang-Damgaard,
  3. Hans Linde Nielsen
  1. Department of Clinical Microbiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
  1. Correspondence to Dr Hans Linde Nielsen, halin{at}rn.dk

Summary

The Gram-negative, rod-shaped, anaerobe bacteria Tissierella praeacuta was first described in 1908 by Tissier. However, during the past decade, Clostridium hastiforme has been recognised as a later synonym of T. praeacuta. C. hastiforme/T. praeacuta has only rarely been described in previous literature as a cause of human infection. We present here a case report of C. hastiforme/T. praeacuta bacteraemia secondary to pyometra in a 64-year-old woman with a history of multiple sclerosis and an intrauterine device inserted three decades earlier. C. hastiforme/T. praeacuta was isolated from blood as well as pus from the site of infection. The patient was cured with a combination of drainage and antibiotic therapy.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2016-218084

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors HLN and DF-D performed the bacteriological investigations and initiated the case study. MØ was the primary contributor to the manuscript and handled the treatment and follow-up in close collaboration with clinicians. All authors contributed to the preparation of the final manuscript.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.