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26 August, 06:50

A nurse is caring for a client who had clostridium welchii (clostridium perfringens) cultured from a wound of the lower extremity. which disease results when this organism enters a wound, causing crepitus?

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  1. 26 August, 06:58
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    Gangrene. C. welchii (C. perfringens) is a spore-forming bacterium that produces a toxin that decays muscle, releasing a gas; it is one of the major causative agents for gas gangrene.
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