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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > infectious diseases and infestations > infectious diseases > bacterial infections > gas gangrene
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > infectious diseases and infestations > infectious diseases > bacterial infections > gas gangrene
Preferred Term:

gangrena gaseosa

Definition:
Enfermedad grave producida por una bacteria que invade un músculo sano desde un músculo o un tejido blando adyacente que ha sufrido un trauma. La infección se origina en una herida contaminada con una bacteria del género Clostridium. La C. perfringens representa más del 80 % de los casos, mientras que la C. noyvi, la C. septicum y la C. histolyticum producen casi todo el resto de ellos.
Concept Schemes:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt
Términos Genéricos:
infecciones bacterianas
Términos Relacionados:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/324039
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RDF/XMLCreated 2018-09-04, last modified 2018-11-14