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Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Haemophilus influenzae Type b in an Elderly Patient

Published:2009-03 Issue:3 Volume:47 Page:852-854
ISSN:0095-1137
Container-title:Journal of Clinical Microbiology
language:en
Short-container-title:J Clin Microbiol

Author:

Saito Takashi¹,Matsunaga Hiromi²,Matsumura Yumi²,Segawa Hajime³,Takakura Shunji¹,Nagao Miki¹,Iinuma Yoshitsugu¹,Miyachi Yoshiki²,Ichiyama Satoshi¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Infection Control and Prevention, Kyoto University Hospital, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan

2. Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan

3. Division of Critical Care Medicine, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan

Abstract

Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b is a rare infection of the skin and soft tissues. The only previously reported case involved a healthy infant. We report herein the case of an 81-year-old Japanese woman with diabetes mellitus who developed necrotizing fasciitis caused by H. influenzae type b.

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Microbiology (medical)

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/JCM.01196-08

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