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Necrotizing Fasciitis Due to Vibrio alginolyticus in an Immunocompetent Patient

2003; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 41; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1128/jcm.41.7.3427-3429.2003

ISSN

1098-660X

Autores

Juan Manuel Llanos Gómez, Roosevelt Fajardo, José Patino, César A. Arias,

Tópico(s)

Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology

Resumo

ABSTRACT We describe a patient with a history of asthma and remote use of steroids the development of necrotizing fascitis due to Vibrio alginolyticus after an injury from a coral reef during bathing in the Caribbean Sea off Colombia. The patient recovered with aggressive surgical debridement and antibiotics.

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