Anaerobic bacteremia and necrotizing fasciitis in a patient with Crohn's disease

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 451-452

  Van der Merwe, S W ^a   Pretorius, E ^a   Elloitt, E ^a   Blaine, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anaerobic bacteremia; Crohn's disease; Necrotizing fasciitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; IMIPENEM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADULT; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CROHN DISEASE; DEATH; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; INTESTINE BIOPSY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

ADULT; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; CROHN DISEASE; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 0035038768     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200105000-00021     Document Type: Article

References (3)

1. Clinical and microbiological features of necrotizing fasciitis
2. Spontaneous necrotizing fasciitis: Occurrence secondary to occult diverticulitis
3. A possible role of Eubacterium and Peptostreptococcus species in the etiology of Crohn's disease