Gas gangrene

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Organism

Gas gangrene

Clostridium perfringens (GPR) (80–95%), other Clostridium sp.: C. ramosum, C. bifermentans, C. histolyticum, C. septicum, C. sordellii, C. tertium .

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Organism

Gas gangrene

Clostridium perfringens (GPR) (80–95%), other Clostridium sp.: C. ramosum, C. bifermentans, C. histolyticum, C. septicum, C. sordellii, C. tertium .

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