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Streptococcal necrotising fasciitis
M J Weinbren1, R M Perinpanayagam
1Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary's University Hospital, London, U.K.
The Journal of Infection
|November 1, 1992
Abstract:
Three cases of streptococcal necrotising fasciitis are described. Its relative rarity and the lack of superficial inflammation leading to diagnostic difficulty is emphasised. The diagnosis is readily confirmed microbiologically but the clinician should bear in mind that antibiotics may not be curative and that surgery is often required.