Background
- Previously known as Clostridium ramosum
- Gram-positive, spore-forming, anaerobic bacillus
- Member of gastrointestinal flora
- Rarely causes disease in humans, usually in immunocompromised patients
Clinical Manifestations
- Can cause bacteremia, sometimes in mixed culture
- Sources are usually GI-related or pressure sores
Further Reading
- A few case series of bacteremia:
- Clostridium ramosum (C. ramosum) Bacteremia: Single-center Study. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2017;4(Suppl_1):S556. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1446
- Clostridium ramosum bacteremia: A case series at a general acute care hospital. J Infect Chemother. 2023 Jan;29(1):78-81. doi: 10.1016/j.jiac.2022.09.009. Epub 2022 Sep 23. PMID: 36154869.
