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Brain abscess and cervical lymphadenitis due to Paraclostridium bifermentans: A report of two cases.

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Paraclostridium bifermentans (current nomenclature of Clostridium bifermentans since 2016) is a gram-positive, spore-forming anaerobic bacterium. Here, we describe two cases associated with this organism. The first, primarily a case of tubercular brain abscess where P. bifermentans was isolated as part of a polymicrobial flora, following a neurosurgical procedure for the same and the second, a case of cervical lymphadenitis from which it was isolated as the sole causative agent. There are only a few reported cases of P. bifermentans in literature and these cases illustrate the widening spectrum of infections related to it.

Year of Publication
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2018
Journal
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Anaerobe
Volume
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51
Number of Pages
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8-11
ISSN Number
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1075-9964
URL
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https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1075-9964(18)30048-9
DOI
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10.1016/j.anaerobe.2018.03.006
Short Title
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Anaerobe
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