Fatal massive hemolysis as the first manifestation of Clostridium perfringens septicemia in a patient with non-systematic or local predisposing disorder

Anaerobe

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-42

  Poulou, A ^a   Manolis, E N ^b   Markou, F ^a   Ropotos, A ^a   Georgiadis, M ^a   Tsakris, A ^b  

^a General District Hospital of Serres   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory deficiency; Clostridium perfringens; Fulminant; Massive hemolysis; Septicemia

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DISEASE COURSE; FATIGUE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SEPTICEMIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WEAKNESS;

AGED; BACTEREMIA; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; FATAL OUTCOME; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; MALE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

EID: 33847057598     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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