Complication of Invasive Molar Pregnancy with Clostridium perfringens Sepsis

Clostridium perfringens (CP) is an anaerobic, Gram-positive bacillus associated with malignant diseases and near-term pregnancies. The necrotic tissue that results from these disease processes fuels the proliferation of CP, leading to gas gangrene and subsequently sepsis. Herein, we report a case of...

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Main Authors: Sanmeet Singh, Kunal Angra, Bonnie Davis, Babak Shokrani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/282141
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