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A Fatal Case of Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by a Highly Virulent Escherichia coli Strain
- Source :
- The Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology = Journal Canadien des Maladies Infectieuses et de la Microbiologie Médicale, Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Vol 2016 (2016)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2016.
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Abstract
- Necrotizing fasciitis is a serious disease characterized by the necrosis of the subcutaneous tissues and fascia.E. colias the etiologic agent of necrotizing fasciitis is a rare occurrence. A 66-year-old woman underwent total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. She rapidly developed necrotizing fasciitis which led to her death 68 hours following surgery. AnE. colistrain was isolated from blood and fascia cultures. DNA microarray revealed the presence of 20 virulence genes.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Microbiology (medical)
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
Necrosis
030106 microbiology
Virulence
Strain (injury)
Case Report
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Biology
medicine.disease_cause
Microbiology
03 medical and health sciences
Coli strain
medicine
Fasciitis
Escherichia coli
Abdominal hysterectomy
Fascia
medicine.disease
QR1-502
Infectious Diseases
medicine.anatomical_structure
medicine.symptom
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19181493 and 17129532
- Volume :
- 2016
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology = Journal Canadien des Maladies Infectieuses et de la Microbiologie Médicale
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a8427e311c908a15f995683918b33f89