Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Serratia marcescens in two patients receiving corticosteroid therapy

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 851-854

  Huang, Jenq Wen ^a   Fang, Chi Tai ^b   Hung, Kuan Yu ^b   Hsueh, Po Ren ^b   Chang, Shan Chwen ^b   Tsai, Tun Jun ^b  

^a Far E Polyclinics of Far E Med F   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Corticosteroid therapy; Necrotizing fasciitis; Nephrotic syndrome; Serratia marcescens; Uremia

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MALE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; SEPTIC SHOCK; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADULT; AGED; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; PREDNISOLONE; SERRATIA INFECTIONS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 0033377931     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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