Wilson-Blair Medium in the Rapid Diagnosis of the Clostridia of Gas Gangrene.

Isolation, Typing and Rapid Diagnosis of pathogenic clostridia from Infected Animals in Iran

Clostridial ocular infections. Case report of gas gangrene panophthalmitis.

Introduction THERE has been recent interest in the ophthalmological and general medical literature on the prophylactic treatment of tetanus. However, tetanus is only one disease caused by the spore-forming, Gram-positive, obligate, anaerobic rods known as the Clostridia. In addition to tetanus this group of pathogens also causes gas gangrene and botulism. The most common offenders of this speci...

Clostridia in gas gangrene.

The rapidly progressive infections of muscle brought about by some members of the genus Clostridium have been investigated by a number of workers during the past ten years. In general, such investigations fell into three groups: investigations of the clostridia found in war wounds and the factors that affect their growth; investigations of the exocellular toxins produced by the pathogenic clost...

HBO and gas gangrene. A case report.

A 58-year old man, in a mediocre health condition, was admitted into Landspitallin Fossvogur, the University of Reykjavik City Hospital, Iceland, because of fever, chills, local pain and swelling due to the presence of a big old wound in his left heel. The first clinical appearance showed a gas gangrene of the area. The patient immediately underwent a surgical debridement and a fasciotomy, and ...

Necrotising Fasciitis

Introduction The term necrotising fasciitis (NF) was first coined in 1952 by Wilson1 to describe a rapidly progressive inflammation and necrosis of subcutaneous tissues and the deep layer of superficial fascia with sparing of the deep fascia and muscle. It had previously been described variously as haemolytic gangrene, acute streptococcal gangrene, gangrenous erysipelas, necrotising erysipelas,...