[Epidemiology of nosocomial clostridial myonecrosis (gas gangrene) (author's transl)]. / Zur Epidemiologie nosokomialer Klostridien-Myonekrosen (Gasödem).

The occurence of Clostridium perfringens in the environment of different hospital wards and on the skin and in the faeces of in-hospital patients was examined. The author holds the view that most cases of manifest gas gangrene are caused by autogenous infection and not coming from outside.