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Case Reports
. 2008 Feb;57(Pt 2):249-251.
doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.47603-0.

Fatal necrotizing fasciitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae serotype f

Elizabeth McLellan  1 , Kim Suvarna  2 , Rob Townsend  1
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Case Reports

Fatal necrotizing fasciitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae serotype f

Elizabeth McLellan et al. J Med Microbiol. 2008 Feb.

Abstract

We describe a case of fatal lower limb necrotizing fasciitis in a 65-year-old man who was treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics, limb amputation and tissue debridement. The causative organism was identified by PCR as Haemophilus influenzae serotype f, which is a highly unusual cause of necrotizing fasciitis.

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