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...

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Main Authors: Jiun-Cheng Hsu, Shih-Hsun Shen, Tien-Yu Yang, Po-Han Chen, Kuo-Chin Huang, Yao-Hung Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-04-01
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