Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>in Los Angeles

G. Miller, Loren; Perdreau‐Remington, Françoise; Rieg, Günter; Mehdi, Sheherbano; Perlroth, Josh; S. Bayer, Arnold; Tang, Angela; O. Phung, Tieu; Spellberg, Brad

doi:10.1056/nejmoa042683

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Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Community-Associated Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusin Los Angeles

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Apr 6, 2005

Authors:

Loren G. Miller

Françoise Perdreau‐Remington

Günter Rieg

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Necrotizing fasciitis is a life-threatening infection requiring urgent surgical and medical therapy. Staphylococcus aureus has been a very uncommon cause of necrotizing fasciitis, but we have recently noted an alarming number of these infections caused by community-associated methicillin...

Subject

Medicine

Fasciitis

Clindamycin

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