Necrotizing fasciitis of the leg due to Photobacterium damsela [4]

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-45

  Nakamura, Yoshitaka ^a   Uchihira, Miho ^a   Ichimiya, Makoto ^a   Morita, Kazumasa ^a   Muto, Masahiko ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; MEROPENEM; MINOCYCLINE; SULTAMICILLIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; LEG DISEASE; LETTER; MALE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PHOTOBACTERIUM DAMSELAE;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DEBRIDEMENT; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; MALE; PHOTOBACTERIUM; SKIN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 37649022329     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2007.00412.x     Document Type: Letter

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