"Clostridium perfringens" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The most common etiologic agent of GAS GANGRENE. It is differentiable into several distinct types based on the distribution of twelve different toxins.
| Descriptor ID |
D003016
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.300.390.400.200.575 B03.353.625.375.500.575 B03.510.415.400.200.575
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Clostridium perfringens" by people in Profiles.
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Cryo-EM structures of Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin bound to its human receptor, claudin-4. Structure. 2024 Nov 07; 32(11):1936-1951.e5.
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Clostridium epsilon toxin is excessive in multiple sclerosis and provokes multifocal lesions in mouse models. J Clin Invest. 2023 05 01; 133(9).
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Development, structure, and mechanism of synthetic antibodies that target claudin and Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin complexes. J Biol Chem. 2022 09; 298(9):102357.
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Faecal contamination of commuters' hands in main vehicle stations in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2016 06; 110(6):367-72.
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A novel cofactor-binding mode in bacterial IMP dehydrogenases explains inhibitor selectivity. J Biol Chem. 2015 Feb 27; 290(9):5893-911.
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Survival of Clostridium perfringens sepsis in a liver transplant recipient. Liver Transpl. 2009 Nov; 15(11):1469-72.
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Features of hemolysis due to Clostridium perfringens infection. Int J Lab Hematol. 2009 Jun; 31(3):364-7.
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Massive intravascular hemolysis and a rapidly fatal outcome. Chest. 2007 Dec; 132(6):2016-9.
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Spontaneous gas gangrene due to Clostridium perfringens. Clin Infect Dis. 1999 Jan; 28(1):159-60.
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Comparative efficacy of cefoperazone, cefoperazone plus sulbactam, ciprofloxacin, clindamycin, metronidazole, and penicillin G against anaerobic bacteria in an animal model. J Lab Clin Med. 1990 Feb; 115(2):190-5.