Fatal necrotizing fasciitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in infants
Joint Authors
al-Hasan, Ibrahim
al-Hayani, Abd Allah
Shumrani, Ali
Hamid, Muhammad
al-Azraqi, Tariq A.
al-Fifi, Suliman
Source
Issue
Vol. 32, Issue 3 (30 Sep. 2010), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
King Hamad University Hospital
Publication Date
2010-09-30
Country of Publication
Bahrain
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Two cases of Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in infants are presented.
One is female 4 days old ; the other is an 8 months old male.
Both infants died despite aggressive treatment and intensive resuscitation.
Both infants exhibited dark and bluish discoloration of some region of their skin.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa was recovered from the blood culture in both infants.
The aim of this communication is to report the occurrence of rare cases of necrotizing fasciitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in infants.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Fifi, Suliman& al-Azraqi, Tariq A.& al-Hasan, Ibrahim& al-Hayani, Abd Allah& Shumrani, Ali& Hamid, Muhammad. 2010. Fatal necrotizing fasciitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in infants. Bahrain Medical Bulletin،Vol. 32, no. 3, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-602320
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Fifi, Suliman…[et al.]. Fatal necrotizing fasciitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in infants. Bahrain Medical Bulletin Vol. 32, no. 3 (Sep. 2010), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Fifi, Suliman& al-Azraqi, Tariq A.& al-Hasan, Ibrahim& al-Hayani, Abd Allah& Shumrani, Ali& Hamid, Muhammad. Fatal necrotizing fasciitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in infants. Bahrain Medical Bulletin. 2010. Vol. 32, no. 3, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-602320
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 4
Record ID
BIM-602320
