Poly-microbial bacteremia in an immune-compromised patient.

(), a strict anaerobic gram-positive rod, is rarely reported in clinical specimens. Since its detection in 1899, it has always been linked to the decay of dead bodies. is considered non-pathogenic to humans, however infrequently it can cause severe infections including bacteremia. The latter was typically associated with gastro-intestinal pathologies. We report the first case of invasive infection at Sultanate Oman. The source was most probably an infected decubitus ulcer.