A NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION MANIFESTED AS ERYSIPELAS IN PEMPHIGUS FOLIACEUS PATIENT UNDER INTRAVENOUS DEXAMETHASONE TREATMENT
Introduction: Puncture wound in diagnostic interventions permits the entry of bacteria into the skin or soft tissue, thus precipitating nosocomial infection, such as erysipelas. There are other risk factors of nosocomial infections including old age, immunosuppressive drugs, and underlying diseases....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universitas Airlangga
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Indonesian Journal of Tropical and Infectious Disease |
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| Online Access: | https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/IJTID/article/view/1992 |