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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2009, p. 852-854, Vol. 47, No. 3
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01196-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Haemophilus influenzae Type b in an Elderly Patient{triangledown}

Takashi Saito,1* Hiromi Matsunaga,2 Yumi Matsumura,2 Hajime Segawa,3 Shunji Takakura,1 Miki Nagao,1 Yoshitsugu Iinuma,1 Yoshiki Miyachi,2 and Satoshi Ichiyama1

Department of Infection Control and Prevention, Kyoto University Hospital, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan,1 Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan,2 Division of Critical Care Medicine, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan3

Received 24 June 2008/ Returned for modification 20 August 2008/ Accepted 19 December 2008

Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b is a rare infection of the skin and soft tissues. The only previously reported case involved a healthy infant. We report herein the case of an 81-year-old Japanese woman with diabetes mellitus who developed necrotizing fasciitis caused by H. influenzae type b.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Infection Control and Prevention, Kyoto University Hospital, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Phone: 81-75-751-3503. Fax: 81-75-751-3233. E-mail: saitota{at}kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 30 December 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2009, p. 852-854, Vol. 47, No. 3
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01196-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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