The New Zealand medical journal
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Patients with Clostridium perfringens infections treated in Christchurch over a 14 year period to 1984 were reviewed retrospectively. Of the 46 documented cases, 21 died. ⋯ The clinical features and predisposing factors for clostridial infections are discussed. The importance of early vigorous treatment with a combination of surgical debridement, antibiotics and HBO to reduce the morbidity and mortality of this lethal infection is emphasised.