"Gas Gangrene" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A severe condition resulting from bacteria invading healthy muscle from adjacent traumatized muscle or soft tissue. The infection originates in a wound contaminated with bacteria of the genus CLOSTRIDIUM. C. perfringens accounts for the majority of cases (over eighty percent), while C. noyvi, C. septicum, and C. histolyticum cause most of the other cases.
| Descriptor ID |
D005738
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.410.222.440
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| Concept/Terms |
Gas Gangrene- Gas Gangrene
- Gangrene, Gas
- Gangrenes, Gas
- Gas Gangrenes
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gas Gangrene" by people in Profiles.
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Hot topics in necrotising skin and soft tissue infections. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2018 Jul; 52(1):1-10.
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Combined therapy with gas gangrene antitoxin and recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin for Clostridium perfringens sepsis in a rat model. Toxicon. 2018 Jan; 141:112-117.
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Fatal Clostridium septicum multifocal myonecrosis in a previously healthy 25-year-old man: Role of NSAIDs? Med Mal Infect. 2017 10; 47(6):432-434.
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Clinical Serum Therapy: Benefits, Cautions, and Potential Applications. Keio J Med. 2017 Dec 25; 66(4):57-64.
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[News in microbiology]. Vojnosanit Pregl. 1970 Jun; 27(6):293-5.