Table 1
Reported cases of Clostridium sordellii bacteraemia in the literature
| Ref | Age/Sex | Underlying condition | Presenting illness | Presumed portal of entry | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four other cases of C sordellii bacteraemia have been reported but the description is incomplete and outcome not reported.13 | |||||
| †Two further cases of endocarditis have been reported in one series but no details were provided.20 | |||||
| §No further details given. | |||||
| GI, gastrointestinal tract; IV, intravenous. | |||||
| 14 | 18/M | Acute alcoholic intoxication | Cardiorespiratory arrest, myonecrosis, necrotic-haemorrhagic pancreatitis | GI/colon | Fatal |
| 10 | 61/M | Rheumatic valvular disease | Pneumonitis, empyema | Oropharynx | Survived |
| Congestive heart failure | Infective endocarditis† | ||||
| 12 | 54/M | Metastatic melanoma to colon | Septic shock | GI/colon | Fatal |
| 12 | 40/F | Genitourinary malignancy | Postoperative wound infection§ | Unknown | Survived |
| 15 | 37/M | IV drug abuse, sickle cell thalassaemia, inflammatory bowel disease, functional asplenia | Pneumonitis, back pain, bleeding from rectum | ?GI/colon | Survived |
| ?Auto-inoculation | |||||
| 16 | 48/F | Liver transplantation, immunosuppressive treatment | Septic shock | ?Transcutaneous liver biopsy | Fatal |
| 17 | 55/M | Transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder, radiation colitis | Intra-abdominal sepsis, perforated viscus | GI/colon | Fatal |
| 13 | 29/F | Caesarian section | Septic shock, retroperitoneal sepsis | GI/colon | Fatal |
| 18 | 37/M | Chronic alcoholism/liver cirrhosis | Haemetemesis peritonitis, intravascular haemolysis | ?GI | Fatal |
| 19 | 73/M | Metastatic prostate cancer | Perirectal and ischiorectal abscess | GI/rectum | Fatal |
| Case 1 | 81/F | Traumatic self evacuation | Widespread cellulitis, perirectal necrosis | GI/rectum | Fatal |
| Case 2 | 12/M | Epilepsy | Ear infection | Ear | Survived |
