Necrotizing fasciitis due to penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Infection

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 272-277

  Ballon Landa, G R ^a   Gherardi, G ^a   Beall, B ^a   Krosner, S ^b   Nizet, V ^b,c  

^a SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PREDNISONE; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FASCIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PATHOGENESIS; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SEROTYPE; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TISSUE NECROSIS;

EID: 0034928247     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2000.0801     Document Type: Article

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