JBJI Journal of Bone and Joint Infection JBJI J. Bone Joint Infect. 2206-3552 Ivyspring Göttingen, Germany 10.7150/jbji.43801 <em>Clostridium cadaveris</em> Osteomyelitis: an Unusual Pathogen which Highlights the Importance of Deep Tissue Sampling in Chronic Osteomyelitis Corrigan Ruth Alexandra 1 2 Lomas-Cabeza Jose 1 Stubbs David 1 McNally Martin 1 Bone Infection Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Windmill Road, Oxford, OX3 7HE, UK. Nuffield Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK. 30 03 2020 5 2 96 100 Copyright: © 2020 Ruth Alexandra Corrigan et al. 2020 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this licence, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This article is available from https://jbji.copernicus.org/articles/5/96/2020/jbji-5-96-2020.html The full text article is available as a PDF file from https://jbji.copernicus.org/articles/5/96/2020/jbji-5-96-2020.pdf

<p class="p p-first-last" id="__p2"><em>Clostridium cadaveris</em>, named following its identification in human corpses, is an unusual pathogen. We report the first case of <em>C. cadaveris</em> osteomyelitis. This case highlights the importance of deep tissue sampling and appropriate culture to correctly identify causative pathogens and guide targeted antimicrobial therapy in difficult-to-treat infections like chronic osteomyelitis.</p>

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