Epinephrine auto-injection radically increases risk for clostridial infection and necrotizing fasciitis
<em>Clostridial perfringens</em> is a bacteria commonly found on skin flora. Due to the optimal growth environment intramuscular epinephrine injections predispose patients to the rapid development of clostridial myonecrosis. There have been only four cases, including this one, reported i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2017-04-01
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| Series: | Emergency Care Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/6256 |