Fatal Clostridium perfringens infection of a liver cyst

Journal of Infection

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 248-250

  Quigley, M ^a   Joglekar, V M ^a   Keating, J ^a   Jagath, S ^b  

^a FURNESS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b TAMESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clostridium perfringens; Hepatic abcess; Hepatic cyst; Septicaemia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ECHOGRAPHY; FATALITY; HUMAN; LIVER CYST; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER NECROSIS; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOGENESIS;

EID: 0141828930     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(03)00016-1     Document Type: Article

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