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Case Report

Clostridium perfringens Pleuropulmonary Infection and Septic Shock: Case Report and Population-Based Laboratory Surveillance Study

Shannon Jackson Medicine, University of Calgary, and the Calgary Health Region, AlbertaCorrespondencee-mail. [email protected]
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Daniel B. Gregson Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, and the Calgary Health Region, Alberta
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Sean Mcfadden Surgery, University of Calgary, and the Calgary Health Region, Alberta
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Kevin B. Laupland Critical Care Medicine, Calgary Laboratory Services, University of Calgary, and the Calgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta
Pages 884-886 | Received 02 Jun 2003, Accepted 01 Jul 2003, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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