Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 298-305

  Yamashiro, Etsuko ^a   Asato, Yutaka ^b   Taira, Kiyohito ^b   Awazawa, Ryoko ^b   Yamamoto, Yu Ichi ^b   Hagiwara, Keisuke ^c   Tamaki, Hajime ^c   Uezato, Hiroshi ^b  

^a Okinawa Kyoudo Hospital   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^c Naha City Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Necrotizing fasciitis; Skin soft tissue infectious diseases; Streptococcus pneumonia

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFACLOR; CEFAZOLIN; CEFDITOREN PIVOXIL; CEFOTIAM; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN STEARATE; FLOMOXEF; FUROSEMIDE; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; MINOCYCLINE; PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 65249088598     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2009.00643.x     Document Type: Article

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