Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b in an elderly patient

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 852-854

  Saito, Takashi ^a   Matsunaga, Hiromi ^b   Matsumura, Yumi ^b   Segawa, Hajime ^a   Takakura, Shunji ^a   Nagao, Miki ^a   Iinuma, Yoshitsugu ^a   Miyachi, Yoshiki ^b   Ichiyama, Satoshi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; MEROPENEM; MINOCYCLINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JAPANESE; LABORATORY TEST; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN AUTOGRAFT; VITAL SIGN;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMANS; JAPAN;

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE SEROTYPE B;

EID: 62749184974     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01196-08     Document Type: Article

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