Fulminant necrotizing fasciitis due to Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 235-238

  Tena, Daniel ^a   Arias, Marta ^a   Álvarez, Bárbara Teresa ^a   Mauleón, Coro ^a   Jiméneź, Mari Paz ^a   Bisquert, Julia ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GUADALAJARA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; INFUSION FLUID; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

AGED; ANKLE EDEMA; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLISTER; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COLD; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INOCULATION; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; MALNUTRITION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; OYSTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; RAW FOOD; SKIN PAIN; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS INFECTION; VOMITING;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; VIBRIO INFECTIONS; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 76049129636     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.014654-0     Document Type: Article

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