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Necrotizing fasciitis due to Streptococcus mitis caused by accidental human bite

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2016
Human bite wounds are more prone to infection than animal bites, which may cause necrotizing soft tissue infections such as myositis, fasciitis. Both aerobic and anaerobic microorganisms may be responsible, including Streptococcus spp., Staphylococcus ...
Aliye Bastug, Sumeyye Kislak, Nevzat Mehmet Mutlu, Zeynep Nur Akcaboy, Asude Koksal, Ahmet Sertcelik, Ramazan Erkin Ünlü, Esragul Akinci, Hurrem Bodur   +8 more
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An Escherichia coli O157 : H7 outbreak? [PDF]

, 2000
© 2000 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Friedman, Goldwater, K. A. Bettelheim, P. N. Goldwater, Reymond   +4 more
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Necrotizing fasciitis in children due to minor lesions

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2017
Introduction: Necrotizing fasciitis is a soft tissue infection that can rapidly progress and end lethally if not treated early and radically. With an extremely low prevalence (0.02% of all pediatric in hospital cases), most physicians will probably only ...
Viktoria A. Pfeifle, Stephanie J. Gros, Stefan Holland-Cunz, Alexandre Kämpfen   +3 more
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Rhizopus necrotizing fasciitis of caesarean wound: A rare life threatening condition [PDF]

, 2009
Mucormycosis is a rare cause of necrotizing fasciitis in immunocompromised patients. We report a young female, who developed rhizopus necrotizing fasciitis of caesarean wound.
Alvi, Abdul Rehman, Shamsi, Ghina
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A review of necrotising fasciitis in the extremities [PDF]

, 2009
Objective: To review currently available evidence on the epidemiology and methods of management for necrotising fasciitis, with particular reference to Hong Kong.
Cheung, JPY, Fung, B, Ip, WY, Tang, WM
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Current approach to diagnosing and treating necrotizing fasciitis

Journal of Education, Health and Sport
Introduction: Necrotizing fasciitis is an infrequent yet highly fatal bacterial infection characterized by widespread necrosis of fascia and subcutaneous fat tissue.
Łukasz Ciulkiewicz, Paulina Kryszpin , Piotr Jachimowski , Maciej Pełka, Anna Kania , Justyna Fijałkowska   +5 more
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Case Report of Necrotizing Fasciitis Associated with Streptococcus pneumoniae

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2016
Necrotizing fasciitis, caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, is an extremely rare and life-threatening bacterial soft tissue infection. We report a case of early necrotizing fasciitis associated with Streptococcus pneumoniae infection in a 26-year-old man ...
Lei Jiao, Zain Chagla, Reham Mohammedsaeed Kaki, Gabriela Gohla, Marek Smieja   +4 more
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Empyema necessitans and a persistent air leak associated with rupture of an anaerobic lung abscess due to bacteroides [PDF]

, 2017
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Blyth, Kevin G., Sharma, Varun
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A Case of Acute Appendicitis Complicated by Necrotizing Fasciitis Requiring Abdominal Wall Reconstruction [PDF]

Journal of Acute Care Surgery
Acute appendicitis represents one of the most common causes of acute abdomen that may warrant emergency surgery. Necrotizing fasciitis complicated by acute appendicitis is considered a rare complication with life-threatening implications.
Qi Xuan Lim, Yuxin Guo, Christopher Wei Guang Ho, Xiaojin Zheng   +3 more
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Necrotizing Fasciitis in Children

Pediatric Annals, 2008
<P>Although mortality rates of necrotizing fasciitis (NF) in adults have been reported to be up to 34%, a recent population-based study by Eneli and Davies found children to have substantially lower rates than those reported in adults. However, failure to recognize and diagnose the condition early with resultant delay in treatment can be ...
I. Eneli, Alexander K. C. Leung, H. Deele Davies   +2 more
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