Fournier's Gangrene with Edwardsiella tarda: A Gas Production Case by Bacterial Synergism with Streptococcus anginosus
Summary:. Edwardsiella tarda is an anaerobe associated with freshwater and marine life. Necrotizing soft tissue infection caused by E. tarda is rare, but its mortality rate is extremely high (61.1%). We experienced a survival case of Fournier’s gangrene with E. tarda. A key clinical feature for the...
Main Authors: | Itaru Tsuge, MD, PhD, Miho Matsui, MD, PhD, Toru Kanno, MD, PhD, Junichi Kaisho, MD, Toshifumi Takahashi, MD, Hiroki Yamanaka, MD, PhD, Motoki Katsube, MD, PhD, Michiharu Sakamoto, MD, PhD, Naoki Morimoto, MD, PhD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer
2021-06-01
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Series: | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
Online Access: | http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003625 |
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