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Fatal case of community-acquired bacteremia and necrotizing fasciitis caused by Chryseobacterium meningosepticum: case report and review of the literature.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Lee, Ching-Chih Chen, Po-Lin Wang, Li-Rong Lee, Hsin-Chun Chang, Chia-Ming Lee, Nan-Yao Wu, Chi-Jung Shih, Hsin-I Ko, Wen-Chien |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | A diabetic patient with chronic heart failure developed necrotizing fasciitis and bacteremia caused by Chryseobacterium meningosepticum, which rapidly evolved into death, even with fasciotomy and intensive care. A review of the English literature found 10 cases of soft tissue infection caused by C. meningosepticum, which is rarely acquired in the community. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1128/JCM.44.3.1181-1183.2006 |
| PubMed reference number | 16517926 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 44 |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://jcm.asm.org/content/44/3/1181.full.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.44.3.1181-1183.2006 |
| Journal | Journal of clinical microbiology |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Report |