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Clinical Study Critical care medicine 1987

Necrotizing fasciitis from invasive Phycomycetes.

Newton WD, Cramer FS, Norwood SH — Critical care medicine, 1987

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Summary

What Researchers Did

A standard hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) protocol was used to treat a progressive necrotizing polymicrobial soft-tissue infection in a patient with normal host defenses.

What They Found

The progression of the fungal infection was only stopped after radical surgical debridement, despite HBO therapy. This specific Phycomycetes (Apophycomyces elegans) had not been previously reported as a human pathogen.

Canadian Relevance

There is no direct Canadian connection mentioned in this study.

Study Limitations

A significant limitation of this study is that it is a single case report, limiting the generalizability of its findings.

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Study Details

Study Type Clinical Study
Category Infection
Source Pubmed
PubMed ID 3816279
Year Published 1987
Journal Critical care medicine
MeSH Terms Adult; Debridement; Fasciitis; Fungi; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Male; Mycoses; Necrosis

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