Rapid, Simultaneous Detection of Clostridium sordellii and Clostridium perfringens in Archived Tissues by a Novel PCR-Based Microsphere Assay: Diagnostic Implications for Pregnancy-Associated Toxic Shock Syndrome Cases

Clostridium sordellii and Clostridium perfringens are infrequent human pathogens; however, the case-fatality rates for the infections are very high, particularly in obstetric C. sordellii infections (>90%). Deaths from Clostridium sordellii and Clostridium perfringens toxic shock (CTS) are sudden...

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Main Authors: Julu Bhatnagar, Marlene DeLeon-Carnes, Kathryn L. Kellar, Kakali Bandyopadhyay, Zoi-Anna Antoniadou, Wun-Ju Shieh, Christopher D. Paddock, Sherif R. Zaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/972845