Fatal Necrotizing Colitis Following a Foodborne Outbreak of Enterotoxigenic Clostridium perfringens Type A Infection
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- 15 May 2005
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 40 (10) , e78-e83
- https://doi.org/10.1086/429829
Abstract
Background. Enterotoxigenic Clostridium perfringens type A is the third leading cause of foodborne disease in the United States, resulting annually inKeywords
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