title: Clostridium perfringens septicemia during the course of leukemia.
abstract: Clostridium perfringens (CP) is an infrequent cause of septicemia in neutropenic patients. We report the case of a 17 year old man treated for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in whom a strain of CP was isolated from blood cultures. The clinical spectrum and evolution of CP septicemia in neutropenic patients are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Hématologie, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sauvage
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dreyfus
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vedel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Watine
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000150:complications*; D003016:Clostridium perfringens; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications*