Clostridium perfringens bacteremia associated with colorectal cancer in an elderly woman

Chia-Yu Huang¹, Mu-Cyun Wang²

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¹ Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan;Department of Family Medicine, Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taichung, Taiwan.
² Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan;School of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.

PMID: 33626013
PMCID: PMC7928247
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2020.19987

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Clostridium perfringens bacteremia associated with colorectal cancer in an elderly woman

Chia-Yu Huang et al. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2020 Dec.

. 2020 Dec;31(12):960-961.

doi: 10.5152/tjg.2020.19987.

Authors

Chia-Yu Huang¹, Mu-Cyun Wang²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan;Department of Family Medicine, Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taichung, Taiwan.
² Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan;School of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.

PMID: 33626013
PMCID: PMC7928247
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2020.19987

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