II. Pathophysiology
- Anaerobic Spore-Forming, Gram Positive Rods
- Toxicity in humans is via exotoxins and enzymes
III. Types
- Neurotoxic Infections
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Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
- Clostridium perfringens (Gas Gangrene)
- Also the most common cause of acute Food Poisoning in U.S.
- Clostridium sordellii (Clostridial Toxic Shock Syndrome)
- Clostridium perfringens (Gas Gangrene)
- Gastrointestinal Infections
- Clostridium difficile (Pseudomembranous colitis)
- Recategorized as Clostridioides difficile in 2016
- Clostridium difficile (Pseudomembranous colitis)
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Definition (NCI) | A genus of gram-positive, obligate anaerobic bacteria in the Firmicutes phylum capable of producing endospores. |
Definition (NCI_CDISC) | Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Clostridium genus level. |
Definition (MSH) | A genus of motile or nonmotile gram-positive bacteria of the family Clostridiaceae. Many species have been identified with some being pathogenic. They occur in water, soil, and in the intestinal tract of humans and lower animals. |
Definition (CSP) | genus of motile or nonmotile gram positive bacteria of the family Clostridiaceae; many species have been identified with some being pathogenic, occurring in water, soil, and in the intestinal tract of humans and lower animals. |
Concepts | Bacterium (T007) |
MSH | D003013 |
SnomedCT | 8191000 |
Swedish | Clostridium |
English | Genus Clostridium (organism), Clostridium (organism), Genus Clostridium, Clostridium Prazmowski 1880, Clostridium, clostridial, clostridium bacteria, clostridium organisms, clostridium, clostridia, CLOSTRIDIUM, Clostridium, NOS |
Czech | Clostridium |
Spanish | género Clostridium, Clostridium (organismo), género Clostridium (organismo), clostridios, Clostridium |
Finnish | Klostridi |
Russian | KLOSTRIDII, CLOSTRIDIUM, КЛОСТРИДИИ |
French | Clostridie, Clostridium |
Polish | Laseczki beztlenowe, Clostridium |
Norwegian | Clostridium |
German | Clostridium |
Italian | Clostridium |
Dutch | Clostridium |
Portuguese | Clostridium |