We have located links that may give you full text access.
Bacteriological studies of gas gangrene and related infections.
Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology 2003 July
Gas gangrene, a life threatening condition is predominantly caused by Clostridium spp. Over a five year period (1996-2000), 580 wound swabs were processed from patients who had vehicular accidents with crush injury. The specimens were processed for anaerobic and aerobic organisms by standard laboratory techniques. Of the 580 swabs, 55(9.48%) were primary smear positive for spore bearing bacteria, of which 48 grew Clostridium spp. They were the sole anaerobic isolates in 30 patients (62.5%) whereas Clostridium spp. along with nonsporing anaerobes were isolated in 18 patients. Clostridium perfringens was the predominant isolate in 39 out of 48 cases (81.3%). However, 16 wound swabs which were primarily smear negative for spore bearers, grew Bacteriodes fragilis (11) and Fusobacterium species (5). All these 16 patients had foul smelling discharge with crepitation in the tissues. Our study highlights that apart from Clostridium spp., non-clostridial crepitant infections may present as myonecrosis simulating gas gangrene.
Full text links
Related Resources
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app
All material on this website is protected by copyright, Copyright © 1994-2024 by WebMD LLC.
This website also contains material copyrighted by 3rd parties.
By using this service, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy.
Your Privacy Choices
You can now claim free CME credits for this literature searchClaim now
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app