Incubation period of gas gangrene is
The incubation period of gas gangrene may be as sho as seven hours or as long as six weeks after the wound was created, the average being 10-48 hrs with C.perfringens. Clostridium septicum: 2-3 days Clostridium novyi: 5-6 days Reference: Textbook of Microbiology; Anathanarayan and paniker's; 10th edition; Page no: 262
1-3 days
4-6 days
7-10 days
10-15 days
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