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,INCORPORATED Comparison of Necrotizing Fasciitis and Sepsis Caused by Vibrio vulnificus and Staphylococcus aureus By Yao-Hung Tsai, MD, Robert Wen-Wei Hsu, MD, Kuo-Chin Huang, MD, and Tsung-Jen Huang, MD ...
with VNSSTIs. Introduction Necrotizing skin and soft tissue infections caused by marine bacteria, especially of the genus Vibrio , appear to be increasing frequency and recognition [1]. Among these, Vibrio ...
as wound infections and necrotizing fasciitis , with mortality rates for sepsis and wound infection at 50% and 17%, respectively [1]. Although infections are rare, V. vulnificus is responsible for the most ...
Abstract Background. Shock frequently complicates necrotizing fasciitis (NF) caused by group A Streptococcus (GAS) or Staphylococcus aureus. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is sometimes ...
, and cytolysin [2, 3]. These toxins and enzymes cause extensive tissue damage and play a major role in the development of sepsis . V. vulnificus causes foodborne disease and wound infections. Primary septicemia ...
of cellulitis because risk factors, diagnosis, and management of erysipelas are similar to those for cellulitis. Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare but serious skin and soft tissue infection of the subcutaneous ...
septicemia or severe necrotizing fasciitis in humans [75]; however, subspecies identification of P. damselae from NPMs was not possible for the current study. The fecal pathogen V. parahaemolyticus was also ...
misdiagnosed as “spider bites.” The infections cause a good deal of purulence, and abscesses are not uncommon. Community-acquired MRSA is also known to cause pyomyositis, necrotizing fasciitis , and septic ...
antimicrobial cleansers and solutions.20 Additionally, its clinical effectiveness in vivo has been demonstrated in necrotizing fasciitis both in germicidal capacity and the ability to reduce inflammatory toxins ...
-term care facility; MSM, men who have sex with men; NF, necrotizing fasciitis ; SSTI, skin and soft tissue infection; SWI, surgical wound infection; VRE, vancomycin-resistant enterococci. a This Table ...
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