Multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli soft tissue infection investigated with bacterial whole genome sequencing.

A 45-year-old man with dilated cardiomyopathy presented with acute leg pain and erythema suggestive of necrotising fasciitis. Initial surgical exploration revealed no necrosis and treatment for a soft tissue infection was started. Blood and tissue cultures unexpectedly grew a Gram-negative bacillus,...

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Main Authors: Buchanan, R, Stoesser, N, Crook, D, Bowler, I
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2014