On the phenomenology of cases with positive clostridium findings;Zur phänomenologie beim positiven clostridien-nachweis

Rechtsmedizin

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 86-90

  Kernbach Wighton, G ^a   Bohnel H ^a   Saternus, K S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Botulism; Clostridium toxin; Microbiological analyses; Spectrum of findings; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; CLOSTRIDIUM TOXIN;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD; CADAVER; CLOSTRIDIUM; HUMAN; INTESTINE; LIVER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MORPHOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SUDDEN DEATH; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0037906339     PISSN: 09379819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00194-003-0201-y     Document Type: Article

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