Necrotizing Fasciitis Resulting from Human Bites: A Report of Two Cases of Disease Caused by Group A Streptococci
Necrotizing fasciitis is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition. Although bite wounds are common, they are not frequently reported as a cause of necrotizing fasciitis. In the present article, two cases of bite-associated necrotizing fasciitis caused by group A streptococcus are reporte...
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| description | Necrotizing fasciitis is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition. Although bite wounds are common, they are not frequently reported as a cause of necrotizing fasciitis. In the present article, two cases of bite-associated necrotizing fasciitis caused by group A streptococcus are reported. Previously published cases are also reviewed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d602dc8ae8bb438cb4bffe2efa8064bf2025-02-03T05:52:47ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322005-01-0116422122410.1155/2005/706238Necrotizing Fasciitis Resulting from Human Bites: A Report of Two Cases of Disease Caused by Group A StreptococciChristopher A Sikora0Jack Spielman1Kerry MacDonald2Gregory J Tyrrell3John M Embil4Department of Community Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta;, CanadaDepartment of General Surgery, Lake of the Woods District Hospital, Kenora, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Pathology, Lake of the Woods District Hospital, Kenora, Ontario, CanadaNational Centre for Streptococcus, Provincial Laboratory of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaSection of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaNecrotizing fasciitis is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition. Although bite wounds are common, they are not frequently reported as a cause of necrotizing fasciitis. In the present article, two cases of bite-associated necrotizing fasciitis caused by group A streptococcus are reported. Previously published cases are also reviewed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2005/706238 |
| spellingShingle | Christopher A Sikora Jack Spielman Kerry MacDonald Gregory J Tyrrell John M Embil Necrotizing Fasciitis Resulting from Human Bites: A Report of Two Cases of Disease Caused by Group A Streptococci Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | Necrotizing Fasciitis Resulting from Human Bites: A Report of Two Cases of Disease Caused by Group A Streptococci |
| title_full | Necrotizing Fasciitis Resulting from Human Bites: A Report of Two Cases of Disease Caused by Group A Streptococci |
| title_fullStr | Necrotizing Fasciitis Resulting from Human Bites: A Report of Two Cases of Disease Caused by Group A Streptococci |
| title_full_unstemmed | Necrotizing Fasciitis Resulting from Human Bites: A Report of Two Cases of Disease Caused by Group A Streptococci |
| title_short | Necrotizing Fasciitis Resulting from Human Bites: A Report of Two Cases of Disease Caused by Group A Streptococci |
| title_sort | necrotizing fasciitis resulting from human bites a report of two cases of disease caused by group a streptococci |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2005/706238 |
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