[Microbiology and management of gaseous gangrene:the Sichuan experience of 20 earthquake cases].
Wound secretion from 20 patients with gaseous gangrene was collected for Gram staining, bacterial culture and drug sensitivity tests. The results indicated that gaseous gangrene was caused by the co-infection of both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. Gram-negative bacilli were slightly more common than other aerobic bacteria in gaseous gangrene wound, which was different from the findings of ordinary gaseous gangrene.
Jiang
Nan
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Department of Infectious diseases, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu 610072, China. jiangn-dr@163.com
Chen
Shu-Lan
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Wu
Jia-Yu
JY
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002681:China; D003016:Clostridium perfringens / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004190:Disasters; D055866:Earthquakes; D005260:Female; D005738:Gas Gangrene / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006088:Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged