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Occupational Hazard: A Case of Type II Necrotizing Fasciitis in a Medical Professional

2024-01-08

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<h4>Background: </h4> Necrotizing Fasciitis (NF) is a rapidly progressing infectious disease with a high mortality rate. It affects the soft tissue involving the fascia and subcutaneous tissue. In the case of thoracic, NF is associated with a significantly higher lethality. Group A streptococci are the most common pathogens of this infection. Early diagnosis, rapid and radical surgical therapy and antibiotic treat...

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Literature Corpus work: 635e3783-1c5e-5bad-8896-e2df7ba3314f
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3835145/v1

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