Case cluster of necrotizing fasciitis and cellulitis associated with vein sclerotherapy [3]

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 180-181

  Chan, Hiu Tat ^a   Low, Jillian ^b   Wilson, Lorraine ^b   Harris, Owen C ^a   Cheng, Allen C ^b   Athan, Eugene ^b  

^a St John of God Pathology   (Australia)

^b BARWON HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; POLIDOCANOL; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; LETTER; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NONHUMAN; SCLEROTHERAPY; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; THROAT CULTURE; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME; VARICOSIS;

EID: 38049015267     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1401.070250     Document Type: Letter

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