title: [Epidemiology of nosocomial clostridial myonecrosis (gas gangrene) (author's transl)].
abstract: The occurence of Clostridium perfringens in the environment of different hospital wards and on the skin and in the faeces of in-hospital patients was examined. The author holds the view that most cases of manifest gas gangrene are caused by autogenous infection and not coming from outside.
mesh_terms: D003016:Clostridium perfringens / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000635:transmission*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005738:Gas Gangrene / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D009220:Myositis / Q000635:transmission*; D009336:Necrosis; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000635:transmission*
vernacular_title: Zur Epidemiologie nosokomialer Klostridien-Myonekrosen (Gasödem).