Human fulminant gas gangrene caused by Clostridium chauvoei

Noriyuki Nagano; Shinji Isomine; Haru Kato; Yoshimasa Sasaki; Motohide Takahashi; Koji Sakaida; Yukiko Nagano; Yoshichika Arakawa

doi:10.1128/JCM.01895-07

Human fulminant gas gangrene caused by Clostridium chauvoei

Noriyuki Nagano, Shinji Isomine, Haru Kato, Yoshimasa Sasaki, Motohide Takahashi, Koji Sakaida, Yukiko Nagano, Yoshichika Arakawa

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Abstract

The first human case of fulminant gas gangrene caused by Clostridium chauvoei, a pathogen causing ruminant blackleg, was confirmed for a 58-year-old man suffering from diabetes mellitus. The patient developed conspicuous emphysematous gangrene in the right chest wall as well as intravascular gas entrapments and died 2 h after hospital arrival.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1545-1547
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of clinical microbiology
Volume	46
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01895-07
Publication status	Published - 04-2008
Externally published	Yes

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Human fulminant gas gangrene caused by Clostridium chauvoei

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