There may be more than meets the eye with Clostridium perfringens bacteremia
We present the case of an 89-year-old man with a 1 month history of fevers and fatigue. Blood cultures were positive for Clostridium perfringens. The patient had worsening abdominal distension in which an abdominal computed tomography scan uncovered a colonic mass, and further work-up revealed poorl...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2017-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2017.1327793 |