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.
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PUBLICATION TYPE: Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov
Journal: Journal of clinical microbiology
VOLUME: 46
Page Numbers: 1545-7
Journal Abbreviation: J. Clin. Microbiol.
ISSN: 1098-660X
DAY: 6
MONTH: 02
YEAR: 2008
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AFFILIATION: Department of Bacterial Pathogenesis and Infection Control, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 4-7-1 Gakuen, Musashi-Murayama, Tokyo 208-0011, Japan. yarakawa@nih.go.jp.
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