CLOSTRIDUM PERFRINGENS SEPTICEMIA ASSOCIA TED WITH A FOODBORNE TOXI-INFECTION AND ABORTION

A 32-year-old pregnant woman with poor life and hygiene conditions pre sented with premature labour, fever and diarrhoea. After admission she gave birth to a stillborn child, The examination revealed a septicaem ia with massive haemolysis and renal failure. Six blood cultures obtai ned on admission yielded Clostridium perfringens. The outcome was favo urable after an adapted antibiomicrobial therapy. This case illustrate s the potential severity of Clostridium perfringens foodborne toxi-inf ection which can lead to abortion and septicaemia with massive haemoly sis.