| Literature DB >> 18256217 |
Noriyuki Nagano1, Shinji Isomine, Haru Kato, Yoshimasa Sasaki, Motohide Takahashi, Koji Sakaida, Yukiko Nagano, Yoshichika Arakawa.
Abstract
The first human case of fulminant gas gangrene caused by Clostridium chauvoei, a pathogen causing ruminant blackleg, was confirmed for a 58-year-old man suffering from diabetes mellitus. The patient developed conspicuous emphysematous gangrene in the right chest wall as well as intravascular gas entrapments and died 2 h after hospital arrival.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18256217 PMCID: PMC2292918 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01895-07
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948