Clostridium perfringens type C causing necrotising enteritis.

Autor: Severin WP, de la Fuente AA, Stringer MF
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of clinical pathology [J Clin Pathol] 1984 Aug; Vol. 37 (8), pp. 942-4.
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.37.8.942
Abstrakt: A rapidly fatal case of enteritis necroticans in a 24 year old man with diabetes was caused by Clostridium perfringens type C. The role of beta toxin in the disease is discussed. This type has not been previously described as a causative agent in necrotising bowel disease of man outside endemic areas.
Databáze: MEDLINE