Necrotising enterocolitis caused by Clostridium perfringens: a life-threatening manifestation of a common foodborne infection

Med J Aust. 2020 Aug;213(3):114-115.e1. doi: 10.5694/mja2.50568. Epub 2020 Apr 2.

Authors

Harry N Walker^{1

2}, Kwee-Chin Liew^{1

3}, Vicki Adams⁴, Sarah Larcombe⁴, Sonal S Nagra¹, Glenn Guest^{1

5}, Eugene Athan^{1

5}

Affiliations

¹ Barwon Health, Geelong, VIC.
² Dorevitch Pathology, Melbourne, VIC.
³ Australian Clinical Labs, Geelong, VIC.
⁴ Monash University, Melbourne, VIC.
⁵ Deakin University, Geelong, VIC.

PMID: 32239699
DOI: 10.5694/mja2.50568

No abstract available

Keywords: Bacterial infections; Disease transmission, infectious; Food quality; General surgery; Prevention and control.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Clostridium Infections / drug therapy
Clostridium Infections / pathology*
Clostridium perfringens / isolation & purification
Endoscopy, Digestive System
Enterocolitis, Necrotizing / etiology*
Enterocolitis, Necrotizing / microbiology
Enterocolitis, Necrotizing / therapy
Female
Food Microbiology
Humans
Ileostomy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vancomycin / administration & dosage

Substances

Vancomycin