necroticans. This condition, also re-ferred to as pigbel or Darmbrand (“fire belly”), is an often-
fatal intestinal illness necroticans. This condition, also referred to as pigbel or Darmbrand …

In the 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey, released in June 2004 and summarized in
CMAJ, 1 about 4.5% of Canadians residing in urban areas and 5.5% of those in rural areas …

Clostridium perfringens is a causative agent of food-borne gastroenteritis for which C.
perfringens enterotoxin (CPE) has been considered an essential factor. Recently, we …

Background Enteritis necroticans (pigbel), an often fatal illness characterized by
hemorrhagic, inflammatory, or ischemic necrosis of the jejunum, occurs in developing …

This study aimed to evaluate a surveillance system for pigbel (enteritis necroticans), an
enteric disease caused by'Clostridium perfringens' type C beta-toxin. Pigbel was formerly …

C. perfringens isolates are commonly classified into one of five types (AE)[3], based upon
their ability to produce alpha, beta, epsilon, and iota toxins (Table 2). The toxin types shown …

In humans and livestock, Clostridium perfringens is an important cause of intestinal
infections that manifest as enteritis, enterocolitis, or enterotoxemia. This virulence is largely …

Clostridium perfringens is a gram positive, anaerobic, spore-forming bacillus. The organism
may be one of the most widespread pathogenic bacteria, inhabiting the gastrointestinal tract …

This chapter discusses two enterotoxin‐producing clostridia that rank among the most
important enteric pathogens of humans, Clostridium difficile and enterotoxin‐positive type A …

I. BACKGROUND Clostridium perfringens is ideally suited for its role as a major foodborne
pathogen (1, 2). The presence of this bacterium in soil and feces (both human and animal) …