Uterine Clostridium perfringens infection related to gynecologic malignancy

Uterine gas gangrene caused by Clostridium perfringens is a serious, often life-threatening infection that is rarely encountered in the practice of gynecologic oncology. However, the hypoxic nature of gynecologic cancers due to necrosis and/or prior radiation therapy creates a microenvironment optim...

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Main Authors: Kevin M. Kremer, Megan E. McDonald, Michael J. Goodheart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-11-01
Series:Gynecologic Oncology Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352578917300978