Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 42-44 , June 2011

Clostridium Tertium Isolated From a Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection in a Diabetic but Otherwise Nonimmunocompromised Patient

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 Conflict of interest: The authors have no financial relationships to disclose.

PII: S1876-4983(11)00112-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jcws.2011.09.002

Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 42-44 , June 2011

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