Uterine Clostridium perfringens infection related to gynecologic malignancy
Uterine gas gangrene caused by Clostridium perfringens is a serious, often life-threatening infection that is rarely encountered in the practice of gynecologic oncology. However, the hypoxic nature of gynecologic cancers due to necrosis and/or prior radiation therapy creates a microenvironment optim...
Main Authors: | Kevin M. Kremer, Megan E. McDonald, Michael J. Goodheart |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-11-01
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Series: | Gynecologic Oncology Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352578917300978 |
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