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  • Title: Necrotizing fasciitis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae in a healthy 68-year old man: case report and review of the literature.
    Author: Mylle M, Goubau J, Bourgeois M, Vandecasteele SJ.
    Journal: Acta Clin Belg; 2009; 64(5):452-4. PubMed ID: 19999397.
    Abstract:
    A case of pneumococcal necrotizing soft-tissue infection (NSTI) is described and 16 cases available in literature are reviewed. Pneumococcal NSTI seems to be the consequence of hematogeneous shedding of pneumococci, with frequent involvement of articulations. Furthermore, pneumococcal NSTI present like other NSTI, with a high mortality and the need for a combined surgical and medical therapy.
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