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A case of gonococcal necrotising fasciitis.

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.
AuthorsKudzai Nzenza Kanhutu, Denis D Spelman, Michael D Weymouth
JournalSexual health (Sex Health) Vol. 11 Issue 3 Pg. 280-2 (Jul 2014) ISSN: 1448-5028 [Print] Australia
PMID25054272 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

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