Lumbar Discitis Caused by Clostridium perfringens

Romain Lotte (1, 2) , Michel Popoff (3) , Nicolas Degand (2) , Laurène Lotte (2) , Philippe Bouvet (3) , Guillaume Baudin (2) , Eric Cua (2) , Pierre-Marie Roger (1, 2) , Raymond Ruimy (4, 1)

1 UNS - Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019)
2 CHU Nice - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
3 CNR - Centre National de Référence des Bactéries Anaérobies et Botulisme - National Reference Center Anaerobic Bacteria and Botulism
4 Hôpital l'Archet

We report here a rare case of chronic lumbar discitis caused by Clostridium perfringens in an elderly patient that was treated with a combination of β-lactams and clindamycin. Molecular analysis performed on the strain revealed an unusual toxin gene pattern.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Toxicology

Romain Lotte, Michel Popoff, Nicolas Degand, Laurène Lotte, Philippe Bouvet, et al.. Lumbar Discitis Caused by Clostridium perfringens. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2014, 52 (10), pp.3813 - 3815. ⟨10.1128/JCM.00983-14⟩. ⟨pasteur-01767752⟩