The role of clostridial toxins in the pathogenesis of gas gangrene

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue , 2002, Pages S93-S100

  Stevens, Dennis L ^a,c   Bryant, Amy E ^a,b  

^a Boise VA Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM TOXIN;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL FUNCTION; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GAS GANGRENE; HUMAN; MEDIATOR RELEASE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; TISSUE NECROSIS;

BACTERIAL TOXINS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GAS GANGRENE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NECROSIS; NEUTROPHILS;

EID: 0036057216     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/341928     Document Type: Article

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