Necrotizing fasciitis and sepsis caused by Vibrio vulnificus and Klebsiella pneumoniae in diabetic patients
Background: Vibrio vulnificus related necrotizing fasciitis is a fatal, rapidly progressive soft-tissue infection. Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae is rare, which is indistinguishable from V. vulnificus infection in the emergency room. The purpose of this study was to compare th...
Main Authors: | Jiun-Cheng Hsu, Shih-Hsun Shen, Tien-Yu Yang, Po-Han Chen, Kuo-Chin Huang, Yao-Hung Tsai |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-04-01
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Series: | Biomedical Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.biomedj.org/article.asp?issn=2319-4170;year=2015;volume=38;issue=2;spage=136;epage=142;aulast=Hsu |
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