Salmonella group C necrotizing fasciitis: a case report and review of the literature

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 319-322

  Khawcharoenporn, Thana ^a   Apisarnthanarak, Anucha ^a   Kiratisin, Pattarachai ^b   Mundy, Linda M ^c,d  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Jonathan Lax Treatment Center   (United States)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Infection; Necrotizing fasciitis; Salmonella; Salmonellosis; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; HYDROCORTISONE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PREDNISOLONE; SULPERAZON;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; TISSUE CULTURE; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFOPERAZONE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS; SULBACTAM;

EID: 33646477809     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2005.10.015     Document Type: Article

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