Clostridium tertium in necrotizing fasciitis and gangrene [1]

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1347-1348

  Ray, Pallab ^a   Das, Anindita ^a   Singh, Kundan ^a   Bhansali, Anil ^a   Yadav, T D ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BACTEREMIA; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM TERTIUM; GANGRENE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PATHOGENESIS; SKIN ULCER;

EID: 0141532092     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0910.030287     Document Type: Letter

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