Clostridial Infection in the Urinary Tract: Report of a Case of Bladder Infection Due to Clostridium welchii

Mogens Lykkegaard Nielsen Surgical Department K and the Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, State Serum Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

Helga Laursen Surgical Department K and the Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, State Serum Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

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A case of cystitis due to Clostridium welchii in pure culture is reported. The case presented as isolated cysritis without septicaemia, infection in other organs or metastatic lesions. The patient, a 76-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus, was successfully treated with a combination of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole (Bac-trim). The literature on clostridial infections in the urinary tract is reviewed.

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