Necrotizing Fasciitis Due toStreptococcus pneumoniaeafter Intramuscular Injection of Nonsteroidal Anti‐Inflammatory Drugs: Report of 2 Cases and Review | Zendy

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Necrotizing Fasciitis Due toStreptococcus pneumoniaeafter Intramuscular Injection of Nonsteroidal Anti‐Inflammatory Drugs: Report of 2 Cases and Review

Author(s) -

Sonia Frick,

Andreas Cerny

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/322592

Subject(s) - medicine , fasciitis , streptococcus pneumoniae , nonsteroidal , intramuscular injection , antimicrobial , surgery , dermatology , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

Two cases of pneumococcal necrotizing fasciitis (NF) occurred after intramuscular injections of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; another 5 cases reported in the literature fulfilled the criteria for NF involving Streptococcus pneumoniae. Conditions associated with alterations of immune function could be identified in 6 of the 7 cases; 2 patients died despite surgical and antimicrobial treatment.

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