Case Report: Bloodstream infection due to Clostridium innocuum combined with Eggerthella lenta
<i>Clostridium innocuum and E. lenta</i> can cause bloodstream infection after colorectal surgery, and the above two rare anaerobic bacteria can be rapidly and economically identified by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. <i>C. innocuum, and E. lenta</i> isolated from bloodstream infections following colorectal surgery should be considered as pathogens and treated promptly and appropriately.
Authors
- Yueru Tian
- X. D. Liu
- Zhewei Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4012-9314)
- Jiaying Du
- Qingqing Xu
- Anan Xu
- Yan Xu
- Yu Zhao
- Manman Zhang
Institutions
- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (CN)
- National Health and Family Planning Commission (CN)
- Fuyang City People's Hospital (CN)
- Fourth People’s Hospital of Jinan (CN)
- Deyang Stomatological Hospital (CN)
- Huashan Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1747742
- Primary Topic
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00