Claudia Simona Cambrea 1, Ioana Creţu-Stancu 2, Claudia Nina Rugină 3
1 Clinica de Boli Infecţioase, Facultatea de Medicină, Universitatea „Ovidius” Constanţa
2 Clinica de Boli Infecţioase Copii, Spitalul Clinic de Boli Infecţioase Constanţa
3 Laborator Clinic, Spitalul Clinic de Boli Infecţioase Constanţa
Abstract
Background: Clostridia are anaerobic spore forming bacilli, which are responsible of different diseases: gas gangrene and related wound infection (C. Perfringens, C. Novyi, C. Septicum and others), tetanus (C. tetani), botulism (C. botulinum), antibiotic associated diarrhea and pseudomembranous colitis (C. difficile). Most of these microorganisms produce exotoxins that play an important role in the pathogenesis of the diseases. Objective: To present a case of sepsis with Clostridium spp in a 2 years old child.