title: Clostridial infection in a liver transplant recipient.
abstract: Clostridium perfringens infection in a liver transplant recipient is a rare complication. We report a case of a liver allograft gas gangrene. The case illustrates the fulminant and rapidly devastating course of this complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Diego R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Solis
authors.forename: Alan W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Hemming
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.forename: Willem J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Van der Werf
authors.forename: Shiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Howard
mesh_terms: D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged