A case of Clostridium septicum spontaneous gas gangrene

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 133-135

  Dylewski, Joe ^a   Drummond, Robert ^a   Rowen, John ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clostridium septicum; Gas gangrene

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GATIFLOXACIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM SEPTICUM; CONSULTATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY WARD; GAS GANGRENE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; INCISION; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; URINALYSIS; URINARY FREQUENCY;

EID: 34047152275     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500014950     Document Type: Article

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