Clostridium septicum septicaemia in a patient with Leukaemia

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1994

Abstract

Clostridium septicum infection has been shown to have a strikingly high association with either bowel or blood malignancies. The infection may be fatal if unrecognised. We report a case of C. septicum bacteremia in a man diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia.

Keywords

Medical Microbiology, Clostridium septicum septicaemia, Leukaemia

Publication Title

Singapore Medical Journal

ISSN

0037-5675

Divisions

fac_med

Volume

35

Issue

2

Publisher

Stamford Publishing Pte Ltd / Singapore Medical Association

Additional Information

Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Building, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA

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