| thermostable clostridium perfringens as cause of food poisoning outbreak. | | 1967 | 4289555 |
| excessive mortality in market-age turkeys associated with cellulitis. | between july, 1993, and october, 1994, seven cases were examined that consisted of increased mortality in commercial turkeys due to cellulitis. the condition started at 13-16 wk of age in toms and persisted until the birds were marketed. the mortality rate was 1-2% per week. lesions began on the ventrum of the tail and consisted of swelling and the formation of vesiclelike structures. most of the affected birds also had an accumulation of gelatinous fluid in the subcutis of the tail and breast a ... | 1996 | 8883809 |
| clostridium perfringens infection among inmates at a county jail--wisconsin, august 2008. | on august 8, 2008, employees at a wisconsin county jail noted nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea among more than 100 inmates during the early morning inspection. seven inmates were seen by the jail nurse that morning. following jail protocol, guards gave at least 60 inmates bismuth subsalicylate to relieve symptoms, and the jail nurse notified local health department staff members, who suspected a foodborne outbreak at the jail and initiated an investigation. this report summarizes the findings of a ... | 2009 | 19229165 |
| freshwater suspended sediments and sewage are reservoirs for enterotoxin-positive clostridium perfringens. | the release of fecal pollution into surface waters may create environmental reservoirs of feces-derived microorganisms, including pathogens. clostridium perfringens is a commonly used fecal indicator that represents a human pathogen. the pathogenicity of this bacterium is associated with its expression of multiple toxins; however, the prevalence of c. perfringens with various toxin genes in aquatic environments is not well characterized. in this study, c. perfringens spores were used to measure ... | 2010 | 20581181 |