Concurrent Clostridium septicum bacteremia and colorectal adenocarcinoma with metastasis to the brain – A Case Report
There is a known relationship between Clostridium septicum bacteremia and colorectal malignancies. C. septicum is a gram-positive, anaerobic, spore-forming bacterium that can survive the acidic colorectal tumor microenvironment, where it is thought to enter the blood by tumor-mediated epithelial tis...
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Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-01-01
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250921001451 |