Candida albicans necrotizing fasciitis following elective surgery

Necrotizing fasciitis is a potentially fatal soft tissue infection that requires prompt clinical suspicion, pharmacological and surgical interventions. Bacterial pathogens, such as beta-hemolytic streptococcus and Staphylococcus aureus, are the main etiology of necrotizing fasciitis, however, rare c...

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Autores principales: Atallah, Natalie J., Scherer, Allison K., Alexander, Natalie J., Dagher, Zeina, Viens, Adam L., Muhammed, Maged, Branda, John A., Mansour, Michael K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7214761/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32420013
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2020.04.004
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Sumario:Necrotizing fasciitis is a potentially fatal soft tissue infection that requires prompt clinical suspicion, pharmacological and surgical interventions. Bacterial pathogens, such as beta-hemolytic streptococcus and Staphylococcus aureus, are the main etiology of necrotizing fasciitis, however, rare cases caused by fungal pathogens, such as Candida albicans, have been reported following trauma. Here, we present the first case of C. albicans necrotizing fasciitis following an elective surgical procedure in an immunocompetent adult.

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