Spores of this bacterium enter the body through a traumatic wound, causing pain, edema, and cellulitis. Degenerative enzymes produce gas in tissues, evident by crepitation. Hemolysis, jaundice, and bloody exudates are common. Mortality rates are high. What is the causative organism and disease?

Spores of this bacterium enter the body through a traumatic wound, causing pain, edema, and cellulitis. Degenerative enzymes produce gas in tissues, evident by crepitation. Hemolysis, jaundice, and bloody exudates are common. Mortality rates are high. What is the causative organism and disease?



Answer: Clostridium perfringens causing gas gangrene (myonecrosis), early surgical debridement, antibiotics (penicillin, clindamycin), and hyperbaric oxygen



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