Exhaustion of the immune system by Group A Streptococcus necrotizing fasciitis: the occurrence of late secondary infections in a retrospective study

BACKGROUND: Necrotizing fasciitis is a potentially lethal condition for which early and adequate treatment with surgical debridement and broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotics are essential for survival. It is hypothesized that Group A Streptococcus (GAS) necrotizing fasciitis causes exhaustion of t...

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Autores principales: Nawijn, Femke, Wassenaar, Emma C E, Smeeing, Diederik P J, Vlaminckx, Bart J M, Reinders, Jan Siert K, Wille, Jan, Leenen, Luke P H, Hietbrink, Falco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407531/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30899798
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tsaco-2018-000272

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