Escherichia coli pyomyositis in a patient with Down syndrome: A case report

Pyomyositis is an infection of the skeletal muscle that involves intramuscular abscess formation. It is typically caused by gram-positive bacteria, especially Staphylococcus aureus. Few cases of Escherichia coli pyomyositis have been reported in immunocompromised adult patients, while none have been...

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Main Authors: Keisuke Fujioka, Shunsuke Takeuchi, Takahiro Tayama, Mikiko Takei, Akemi Ono, Miki Shono, Koichi Shichijo, Tsutomu Narita, Shuji Kondo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:IDCases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250921001141