Necrotizing fasciitis of thigh associated with Escherichia Coli bacteremia in a patient on chronic hemodialysis

Hemodialysis International

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 564-567

  Liu, Chung Te ^a   Chen, Yen Cheng ^a   Chen, Tso Hsiao ^a   Ou, Tsong Yih ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Colonic adenomatous polyp; Escherichia coli; Hemodialysis; Necrotizing fasciitis; Uremia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFMETAZOLE; MEROPENEM;

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLONOSCOPY; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THIGH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; X RAY;

BACTEREMIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS; THIGH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84867097584     PISSN: 14927535     EISSN: 15424758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2011.00658.x     Document Type: Article

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