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Case Reports
. 2014 Apr;8(4):DD06-7.
doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/7833.4270. Epub 2014 Apr 15.

Fatal Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection by Aeromonas hydrophila

Smita Sood  1 , Vidya Nerurkar  2
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Case Reports

Fatal Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection by Aeromonas hydrophila

Smita Sood et al. J Clin Diagn Res. 2014 Apr.

Abstract

Aeromonas infections in healthy individuals are self limiting, but those in patients with immuno-compromised conditions are frequently associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The current case report describes a fatal case of necrotizing soft tissue infection by Aeromonas hydrophila in an immuno-competent patient.

Keywords: Aeromonas hydrophila; Soft-tissue infection.

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