Vancomycin-resistant Clostridium innocuum bacteremia following oral vancomycin for Clostridium difficile infection

Yuan Pin Hung, Hsiao Ju Lin, Chi Jung Wu, Po Lin Chen, Jen Chieh Lee, Hsiao Chieh Liu, Yi Hui Wu, Fang Hao Yeh, Pei Jane Tsai, Wen Chien Ko

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Abstract

An 85 year-old male initially admitted for septic shock due to urinary tract infection experienced Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea during hospitalization and was treated by oral vancomycin. His clinical course was complicated by cytomegalovirus colitis and then vancomycin-resistant Clostridium innocuum bacteremia, which was cured by uneventfully parenteral piperacillin-tazobactam therapy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)24-26
Number of pages3
JournalAnaerobe
Volume30
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014 Dec

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Microbiology
  • Infectious Diseases

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