Clostridium perfringens infections represent a significant medical challenge, often progressing to life‐threatening sepsis accompanied by rapid intravascular haemolysis. The bacterium produces ...

Shock, a common complication of gas gangrene caused by Clostridium perfringens, is related to the elaboration of α- and θ-toxins in vivo. This study compared the relative potencies of θ- and α-toxins ...

Ulcerative enteritis-like disease due to Clostridium perfringens type A was attributed as the cause of mortality in excess of 50% in a flock of 1000, 10-to-16-wk-old bobwhite quail (Colinus ...

Intravascular Hemolysis As a Complication of Clostridium Perfringens Sepsis Authors: Heather L. McArthur, Bakul I. Dalal, and Christian Kollmannsberger Authors Info & Affiliations Publication: Journal ...

Clostridium perfringens is a bacterium that causes nearly a million cases of food-borne illness each year in the U.S. (the number of deaths isn’t known).