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Serratia marcescens Necrotizing Fasciitis Presenting as Bilateral Breast Necrosis

Serratia marcescens is an extremely rare cause of necrotizing fasciitis. We report the first case of necrotizing fasciitis of the chest wall due to infection with S. marcescens that initially manifested as bilateral breast necrosis. The patient had a fulminant course leading to death within 72 h of...

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Main Authors: Rehman, Tayyab, Moore, Thomas A., Seoane, Leonardo
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3457430/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22837315
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00843-12
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