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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2004, p. 1370-1372, Vol. 42, No. 3
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.3.1370-1372.2004
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Two Cases of Fatal Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Photobacterium damsela in Japan

Department of Bacterial Pathogenesis and Infection Control, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo,¹ Department of Orthopedics, Nakagami Hospital, Okinawa,² Department of Acute Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama,³ Department of Food Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Fisheries, Tokyo, Japan⁴

Received 22 July 2003/ Returned for modification 26 September 2003/ Accepted 29 October 2003

We encountered two cases of fatal necrotizing fasciitis caused by Photobacterium damsela in Japan. Both cases occurred in fishermen who became sick after fishing. They developed multiple organ failure within 20 to 36 h from the onset of initial symptoms despite intensive chemotherapy and surgical treatments.

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