title: A case of fatal Clostridium perfringens bacteremia and sepsis following CT-guided liver biopsy of a rare neuroendocrine hepatic tumor.
authors.affiliation: Section of Legal Medicine, University of Siena, Siena, Italy. landi.gl@libero.it.
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Landi
authors.affiliation: Section of Legal Medicine, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gualtieri
authors.affiliation: The Office of Chief Medical Examiner, New York City, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Irini Scordi
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Bello
authors.affiliation: The Office of Chief Medical Examiner, New York City, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kirsch
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D001706:Biopsy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018278:Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine / Q000473:pathology; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000150:complications*; D003016:Clostridium perfringens; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed