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Infection caused by Clostridium chauvoei

MedGen UID:
546694
•Concept ID:
C0275616
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Blackleg; Clostridial myositis/myonecrosis
SNOMED CT: Blackleg (111805009); Clostridial myositis/myonecrosis (111805009); Infection caused by Clostridium chauvoei (111805009)

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Dry-reagent-based PCR as a novel tool for the rapid detection of Clostridium spp.
Seise B, Pollok S, Seyboldt C, Weber K
J Med Microbiol 2013 Oct;62(Pt 10):1588-1591. Epub 2013 Jul 31 doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.060061-0. PMID: 23904074

Therapy

Lethal human neutropenic entercolitis caused by Clostridium chauvoei in the United States: tip of the iceberg?
Weatherhead JE, Tweardy DJ
J Infect 2012 Feb;64(2):225-7. Epub 2011 Sep 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2011.09.004. PMID: 21945880

Prognosis

Lethal human neutropenic entercolitis caused by Clostridium chauvoei in the United States: tip of the iceberg?
Weatherhead JE, Tweardy DJ
J Infect 2012 Feb;64(2):225-7. Epub 2011 Sep 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2011.09.004. PMID: 21945880
Human fulminant gas gangrene caused by Clostridium chauvoei.
Nagano N, Isomine S, Kato H, Sasaki Y, Takahashi M, Sakaida K, Nagano Y, Arakawa Y
J Clin Microbiol 2008 Apr;46(4):1545-7. Epub 2008 Feb 6 doi: 10.1128/JCM.01895-07. PMID: 18256217Free PMC Article

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