Research Article

Rapid, Simultaneous Detection of Clostridium sordellii and Clostridium perfringens in Archived Tissues by a Novel PCR-Based Microsphere Assay: Diagnostic Implications for Pregnancy-Associated Toxic Shock Syndrome Cases

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(a) Abundant-gram-positive bacilli in the necrotic endometrial tissues (Gram’s stain). (b) Clostridial antigens (red staining) inside the inflammatory cells present in the necrotic endometrial tissues (IHC using polyclonal anti-clostridium species antibody).
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