<it>Clostridium septicum</it> growth from a total knee arthroplasty associated with intestinal malignancy: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Previous reports of infection with <it>Clostridium septicum</it> have identified an unexpected association with concurrent malignancy. The reported rate of associated malignancy has been found to be as high as 81 percent....

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Main Authors: Economedes Demetri M, Santoro Jerome, Deirmengian Carl A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/235