Clostridium septicum septicaemia in a patient with Leukaemia
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.
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Stamford Publishing Pte Ltd / Singapore Medical Association
1994
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/3581/ |
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| Institution: | Universiti Malaya |
| Summary: | 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. |
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