 Most cases of sepsis from "C. sordellii" occur in patients with underlying conditions.Severe toxic shock syndrome among previously healthy persons has been described in a small number of "C. sordellii" cases, most often associated with gynecologic infections in women and infection of the umbilical stump in newborns.It has also been described in post-partum females, medically induced abortions, injection drug users and trauma cases.