Clostridium perfringens septicemia during the course of leukemia.
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.
Sauvage
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Service d'Hématologie, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France.
Dreyfus
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Vedel
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Watine
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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*