PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - W. C. Kwan
AU  - S. C. Lam
AU  - A. W. Chow
AU  - M. Lepawski
AU  - M. M. Glanzberg
TI  - Empyema caused by Clostridium perfringens
DP  - 1983 Jun 15
TA  - Canadian Medical Association Journal
PG  - 1420--1422
VI  - 128
IP  - 12
4099  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/128/12/1420.short
4100  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/128/12/1420.full
SO  - CMAJ1983 Jun 15; 128
AB  - Trauma, chest surgery or other invasive procedures and underlying lung disease are often found to precede clostridial empyema. A case is described in which empyema caused by Clostridium perfringens was not associated with any of these factors.