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Early diagnosis of crepitant gangrene caused by Bacteroides melaninogenicus
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
|August 1, 1978
Abstract:
A rapid non-invasive test for the presence of B. melaninogenicus in the wounds of crepitant non-clostridial gangrene is described. The wounds are viewed under an ultraviolet light, and the presence of bright red fluorescene indicates the probable presence of B. melaninogenicus.

