Necrotizing fasciitis after breast augmentation: Rapid microbiologic detection by using sonication of removed implants and microcalorimetry

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 269-272

  Yusuf, Erlangga ^a   Steinrücken, Julia ^a   Nordback, Sophie ^a   Trampuz, Andrej ^a,b  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breast implant; Microcalorimetry; Necrotizing fasciitis; Sonication

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CLINDAMYCIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST IMPLANT; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETHARGY; MICROCALORIMETRY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND; CALORIMETRY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY;

BREAST IMPLANT; MICROCALORIMETRY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; SONICATION;

ADULT; BREAST IMPLANTS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALORIMETRY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; SONICATION;

EID: 84907186481     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPNA1ZKVK7PHUD     Document Type: Article

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