Necrotizing fasciitis caused by mono-bacterial gram-negative infection with E. coli – the deadliest of them all: A case series and review of the literature
Summary: Introduction: Unlike other skin and soft tissue infections, necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a very rare but potentially fatal condition. Common organisms causing NF are poly-microbial (type I) infection with mixed organisms and mono-bacterial gram-positive infection with mainly streptococci...
Main Authors: | I.P.E. Bayard, A.O. Grobbelaar, M.A. Constantinescu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-09-01
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Series: | JPRAS Open |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352587821000383 |
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