Bacterial Growth Kinetics under a Novel Flexible Methacrylate Dressing Serving as a Drug Delivery Vehicle for Antiseptics [PDF]
, 2013 A flexible methacrylate powder dressing (Altrazeal®) transforms into a wound contour conforming matrix once in contact with wound exudate. We hypothesised that it may also serve as a drug delivery vehicle for antiseptics.
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Treatment of necrotizing fasciitis using negative pressure wound therapy in a puppy [PDF]
, 2015 A two-month-old German shepherd dog was presented with anorexia, lethargy and left hind limb lameness associated with swelling of the thigh. Clinical findings combined with cytology led to the presumptive diagnosis of necrotizing fasciitis (NF ...
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Successful treatment of nonclostridial gas gangrene extending from retroperitoneum to thigh associated with occult cecal cancer [PDF]
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Revista Médica del Hospital General de México, 2016 Dermatologic emergencies represent about 8–20% of the diseases seen in the Emergency Department of hospitals. It is often a challenge for primary care physicians to differentiate mundane skin ailments from more serious, life threatening conditions that ...
M.P. Simón Díaz +2 more
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Management Of Fournier's Gangrene Secondary To Traumatic Urethral Catheterisation
Van Tıp Dergisi, 2017 Fournier's gangrene (FG) is a rare aggressive necrotising fasciitis of the genitalia. We present one FG case following traumatic urethral catheterization in spinal cord injury patient with suspected bladder cancer.
Abdullah Gul, Serdar Aykan
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Coiled-coil irregularities of the M1 protein structure promote M1-fibrinogen interaction and influence group A Streptococcus host cell interactions and virulence [PDF]
, 2018 Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a human pathogen causing a wide range of mild to severe and life-threatening diseases. The GAS M1 protein is a major virulence factor promoting GAS invasiveness and resistance to host innate immune clearance. M1 displays an
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New Trends in Cellulitis [PDF]
European Medical Journal Dermatology, 2013 Cellulitis is a severe infection of the soft tissues, with a variable aetiology from Gram-positive to Gram-negative bacteria and deep fungal infections, whose early recognition is mandatory to avoid potentially life threatening complications.
Laura Atzori +2 more
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Burns Open, 2019 Serial debridement of tissue affected by necrotising fasciitis results in extensive and deep wounds, sometimes complicated by the exposure of major vessels, tendons, bone or other tissue incapable of supporting healing by skin grafts alone.
Marcus J.D. Wagstaff +3 more
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Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease in Non-pregnant Adults: A Review with Emphasis on Skin and Soft-tissue Infections [PDF]
, 2018 Streptococcus agalactiae, commonly referred as group B Streptococcus (GBS), is a major cause of neonatal sepsis and infections in pregnant women. However, the number of invasive infections in non-pregnant adults is growing.
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