RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 <em>Clostridium novyi</em> causing necrotising fasciitis in an injecting drug user
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 141
OP 142
VO 55
IS 2
A1 Noone, M
A1 Tabaqchali, M
A1 Spillane, J B
YR 2002
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/55/2/141.abstract
AB Necrotising fasciitis with pronounced local oedema is described in an injecting drug user. Clostridium novyi was an unexpected single pathogen isolated from infected tissue. The patient was among a cluster of cases, all injecting drug users, presenting with toxaemia and soft tissue infection. The causal role and pathogenicity of C novyi is discussed.