Abstract |
This case report details the progress of a patient with severe disseminated gonococcal infection with associated necrotising fasciitis. His admission was punctuated by multiple surgical debridements and a prolonged intensive care stay due to multiple organ failure. An extended course of azithromycin-based antimicrobial therapy achieved a cure and the patient was eventually discharged home after 8 weeks. To our knowledge this is the first such case of histologically and microbiologically confirmed gonococcal necrotising fasciitis.
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Authors | Kudzai Nzenza Kanhutu, Denis D Spelman, Michael D Weymouth |
Journal | Sexual health
(Sex Health)
Vol. 11
Issue 3
Pg. 280-2
(Jul 2014)
ISSN: 1448-5028 [Print] Australia |
PMID | 25054272
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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