| Literature DB >> 12843111 |
Juan M Gomez1, Roosevelt Fajardo, Jose F Patiño, Cesar A Arias.
Abstract
We describe a patient with a history of asthma and remote use of steroids the development of necrotizing fascitis due to Vibrio alginolyticus after an injury from a coral reef during bathing in the Caribbean Sea off Colombia. The patient recovered with aggressive surgical debridement and antibiotics.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12843111 PMCID: PMC165324 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.7.3427-3429.2003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948