Clostridium perfringens pleuropulmonary infection and septic shock: Case report and population-based laboratory surveillance study

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 11-12, 2003, Pages 884-886

  Jackson, Shannon ^a   Gregson, Daniel B ^a,b   McFadden, Sean ^b   Laupland, Kevin B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLON CARCINOMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PLEURA FLUID; PNEUMONIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEPTIC SHOCK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0348229339     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540310016907     Document Type: Article

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