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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 39, 2007 - Issue 1
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CASE REPORT

Fatal myocarditis due to Clostridium novyi type B in a previously healthy woman: Case report and literature review

Marek Ma From the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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J. Todd Boyd Department of Pathology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
,
Hien T. Trinh Department of Veterinary Science and Microbiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
,
Jeremy W. Coombs Department of Veterinary Science and Microbiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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Gregory J. Fermann Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Pages 77-80 | Received 03 Apr 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009
 
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Abstract

Clostridium novyi is a Gram-positive anaerobe, which is commonly a pathogen of domestic and wild animals. Disease in humans typically presents as myonecrosis. C. novyi has not previously been reported as a cause of myocarditis. We report a fatal case with infection of the myocardium by C. novyi type B.

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