Friday, January 1, 2010

clostridium perfringens

1.gas gangrene

- poor prognosis

-fatal outcome

-infected muscle is discoloured ( purple mottling) and oedematous and a foul smelling exudate and gas bubble which cause crepitation

2.food poisoning

- result from ingestion of large number of organism in contaminated food usually meat or meat products

- incubtion period is 8-24 hours

- symptoms include diarrhoea , cramps, and abd pain

- lasts for 24 hours

- no specific treatment

- only fluid therapy to correct the electrolyte imbalance

3.faecal pollution of water

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