Antibiotic therapy for necrotizing fasciitis caused by Vibrio vulnificus: retrospective analysis of an 8 year period
Author(s) -
Szu-Han Chen,
Y.-T. Lee,
ShihJen Tsai,
KheeSiang Chan,
WaiNang Chao,
P.-H. Wang,
D.-B. Lin,
Chun-Chia Chen,
MingChe Lee
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkr476
Subject(s) - medicine , cephalosporin , minocycline , fasciitis , retrospective cohort study , case fatality rate , surgery , antibiotics , vibrio vulnificus , gastroenterology , epidemiology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , bacteria , biology
To compare the effectiveness of a third-generation cephalosporin alone, a third-generation cephalosporin plus minocycline, and a fluoroquinolone in patients with necrotizing fasciitis (NF) caused by Vibrio vulnificus.
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