A fatal case of necrotizing Aeromonas schubertii fasciitis after penetrating injury

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 258.e3-258.e5

  Kao, Ta Lun ^a   Kao, Man Ling ^a  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBENICILLIN; CEFALOTIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; GENTAMICIN; MINOCYCLINE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLISTER; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CHILL; CONFUSION; DEBRIDEMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; ERYTHEMA; FATALITY; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMERUS; MALE; NECROTIZING AEROMONAS SCHUBERTII FASCIITIS; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SKIN NECROSIS; SWELLING;

EID: 81755187742     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2010.10.028     Document Type: Article

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