Unusual "flesh-eating" strain of Escherichia coli.
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We report an exceptional case of life-threatening Escherichia coli-induced necrotizing fasciitis. A combined host-pathogen genetic analysis explained the phenotype: the host displayed a susceptibility to intravascular coagulation, and the strain was capable of producing a necrotic toxin (cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1), showing how E. coli can be a dermonecrotic pathogen.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 48 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010