Necrotizing Fasciitis Due to Streptococcus pneumoniae after Intramuscular Injection of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: Report of 2 Cases and Review [PDF]
, 2017 Two cases of pneumococcal necrotizing fasciitis (NF) occurred after intramuscular injections of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; another 5 cases reported in the literature fulfilled the criteria for NF involving Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Cerny, Andreas, Frick, Sonia
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Tube Thoracostomy-Related Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Case Report
Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2006 Spontaneous pneumothorax is a serious complication of pulmonary tuberculosis that requires immediate treatment. Necrotizing fasciitis is a serious, rapidly progressive infection of the subcutaneous tissue and fascia, most related to trauma or surgery ...
Shun-Pin Hsu +4 more
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Genome characterization and population genetic structure of the zoonotic pathogen, streptococcus canis [PDF]
, 2012 Background - Streptococcus canis is an important opportunistic pathogen of dogs and cats that can also infect a wide range of additional mammals including cows where it can cause mastitis. It is also an emerging human pathogen.
Lang, P. +8 more
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Necrotizing Fascitis in a 47-Year Old Diabetic Man: Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2009 Necrotizing fasciitis is one of the rare complications of misdiagnosed appendicitis with the mortality rate of over 25%.We report a 47-year old diabetic man admitted with necrotizing fasciitis of flank and abdominal wall secondary to acute appendicitis ...
M Aghaei afshar, A SHah esmaeili
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Necrotizing Fasciitis Secondary to Blunt Trauma
Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası, 2015 Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare, rapidly progressive, and potentially fatal soft tissue infection of the skin, subcutaneous tissue, fascia, or muscles. Only early clinical suspicion, appropriate an-timicrobials, rapid and aggressive surgical debridement ...
Ömer Arda Çetinkaya +2 more
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Familial Transmission of a Serious Disease—Producing Group A Streptococcus Clone: Case Reports and Review [PDF]
, 2017 Invasive group A streptococcus (GAS) infections are emerging diseases; however, person-to-person transmission of invasive GAS producing life-threatening infection has been observed rarely.
DiPersio, J. +10 more
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Evolutionary pathway to increased virulence and epidemic group A Streptococcus disease derived from 3,615 genome sequences. [PDF]
, 2014 To access publisher's full text version of this article, please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field or click on the hyperlink at the top of the page marked Files.
Beres, Stephen B +18 more
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A Fatal Case of Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by a Highly Virulent Escherichia coli Strain
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2016 Necrotizing fasciitis is a serious disease characterized by the necrosis of the subcutaneous tissues and fascia. E. coli as the etiologic agent of necrotizing fasciitis is a rare occurrence. A 66-year-old woman underwent total abdominal hysterectomy with
Sadjia Bekal +5 more
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Rectal cancer and Fournier's gangrene - current knowledge and therapeutic options [PDF]
, 2015 Fournier's gangrene (FG) is a rapid progressive bacterial infection that involves the subcutaneous fascia and part of the deep fascia but spares the muscle in the scrotal, perianal and perineal region.
Augustin, Goran +2 more
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Microvascular reconstruction after extensive cervical necrotizing fasciitis: A case series
Acta Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports, 2019 In patients with cervical necrotizing fasciitis undergoing extensive surgical debridement, vascularized reconstruction may be required. Little is known regarding the outcomes for free tissue transfer in the setting of a prior necrotizing infection in the
Rajan P. Dang +3 more
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