Clostridium perfringens is among the normal intestinal inhabitants of humans and animals, and is widely distributed in sewage, rivers, the sea and soils in nature. This bacterium is known to cause severe infectious diseases such as gas gangrene, suppurative infections, and sepsis. This section, addressing food poisoning caused by this bacterium, describes the bacteriologic characteristics and etiologic features of the disease and outlines its epidemiology, clinical manifestations and prophylaxis.
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