A 32-year-old woman from rural Maharashtra presents with a 3-day history of severe abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea, and fever. She reports consuming undercooked meat at a local festival 2 days ago. Blood cultures are pending. Regarding Clostridium perfringens food poisoning and clostridial myonecrosis, all of the following are true EXCEPT:

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