Necrotizing fasciitis secondary to community pneumonia by Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 202-203

  Ferreira, Dennis De Carvalho ^a   Frota, Ana Cristina Cisne ^a   Cavalcante, Fernanda Sampaio ^a   Abad, Eliane Dios ^a   Dos Santos, Kátia Regina Netto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; MEROPENEM; OXACILLIN; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 84863956305     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.186.2.202     Document Type: Letter

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