Clostridium innocuum is an anaerobic, gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium identified by
Smith and King in 1962 after being isolated from a patient with an appendiceal abscess. Its …

Objectives Clostridium innocuum can cause extraintestinal infection in patients with
underlying diseases. The role of C. áinnocuum in antibiotic-associated diarrhoea (AAD) …

Vancomycin-resistant Clostridium innocuum was recently identified as an etiologic agent for
antibiotic-associated diarrhea in humans. We conducted a case–control study involving 152 …

Objectives Extra-intestinal clostridial infection (EICI) is rare but can be fatal. Traditional
phenotypic methods can only assign many of the Clostridium species to the genus level …

Clostridia are a polyphyletic group of Gram-positive, spore-forming anaerobes in the
Firmicutes phylum that significantly impact metabolism and functioning of the human …

Clostridium innocuum isolates resistant to vancomycin (MIC values of 16–24 μg/mL) were
isolated from three patients with recurrent Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) …

Background A recent study from Taiwan suggested that Clostridium innocuum may be an
unrecognized cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) and clinically indistinguishable …

Clostridium innocuum is an unusual cause of infections in humans. This report describes the
first published case of C. innocuum bacteremia in a patient with AIDS and provides a review …

Clostridium butyricum, a strictly anaerobic spore-forming bacillus, is a common human and
animal gut commensal bacterium, and is also frequently found in the environment. Whereas …

Of the 200 Clostridium spp. known to exist, approximately 30 have been associated with
human disease. Commonly found in soil, marine sediment and mammalian intestinal tracts …