Multidrug-resistant Aeromonas hydrophila causing fatal bilateral necrotizing fasciitis in an immunocompromised patient: a case report

BACKGROUND: Aeromonas hydrophila is a water-dwelling, gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium, associated with diarrheal illness and, less commonly, necrotizing skin and soft tissue infections, especially among immunocompromised patients. Necrotizing fasciitis is associated with a high mortality rate, es...

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Autores principales: Ugarte-Torres, Alejandra, Perry, Sarah, Franko, Angela, Church, Deirdre L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6211551/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30382899
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-018-1854-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6211551/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30382899
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-018-1854-1

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