Exogenously acquired Clostridium septicum gas gangrene - A case report

Swiss Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 316-318

  Winter, E ^a,b   Dommke, A ^a   Bongers Binder, S ^a   Eiring, P ^a   Weise, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b Berufsgenossenschaftlichen Unfallklinik Tubingen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibiotic treatment; Clostridium septicum; Diagnosis; Gas gangrene; Immediate surgical intervention

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ABRASION; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM SEPTICUM; FEMALE; GAS GANGRENE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG INJURY; MUSCLE BIOPSY;

AGED; AMPUTATION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GAS GANGRENE; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 0031759798     PISSN: 10239332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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