title: [Significance of Clostridium septicum as a cause of gas edema].
abstract: Gas gangrene caused by Clostridium septicum is relatively rare. In this paper 15 cases are described observed within the last 5 years. In 3 cases the gas gangrene was acquired exogenously. The other cases were endogenous infections. 9 of these cases were associated with colon carcinoma. C. septicum gas gangrene has a high lethality rate: 11 of the 15 patients died from the infection.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003013:Clostridium / Q000472:pathogenicity; D005260:Female; D005738:Gas Gangrene / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012306:Risk; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology
vernacular_title: Die Bedeutung von Clostridium septicum als Gasödemerreger.