title: Fatal case of Clostridium perfringens enteritis and bacteraemia in South Africa.
abstract: Clostridium perfringens is an important anaerobic pathogen causing foodborne and non-foodborne gastrointestinal diseases in humans and animals. This pathogen is also the more common Clostridium species associated with bacteraemia. We report on a fatal case of C. perfringens infection in an adult with type 2 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Enteric Diseases Reference Unit, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa. anthonys@nicd.ac.za
authors.forename: Anthony M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Juno
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Pieter J H
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Mostert
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D003016:Clostridium perfringens / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D004751:Enteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013019:South Africa