학술논문
Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Filipino Female in North America
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 165-168 (2014)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1936-900X
1936-9018
1936-9018
Abstract
Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae has been described in Southeast Asia, but has only recently begun to emerge in North America. The hypermucoviscous strain of K. pneumoniae is a particularly virulent strain known to cause devastatingly invasive infections, including necrotizing fasciitis. Here we present the first known case of necrotizing fasciitis caused by hypermucoviscous K. pneumoniae in North America. [West J Emerg Med. 2015;16(1):165–168.]