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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2009, p. 258-263, Vol. 47, No. 1
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01250-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Two Cases of Necrotizing Fasciitis Due to Acinetobacter baumannii{triangledown}

Angella Charnot-Katsikas,1* Amir H. Dorafshar,2 Joyce K. Aycock,2 Michael Z. David,3 Stephen G. Weber,3,4 and Karen M. Frank1

Department of Pathology,1 Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,2 Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine,3 Section of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control Program, The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois4

Received 2 July 2008/ Returned for modification 9 August 2008/ Accepted 3 October 2008

Necrotizing fasciitis has conventionally been associated with the streptococci, and when it is caused by other organisms, it is most often the result of a polymicrobial infection. We report on two cases of fatal monomicrobial necrotizing fasciitis due to Acinetobacter baumannii, an unusual finding that may be an indication of enhanced virulence of the organism.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Pathology, The University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland, MC 0001, Chicago, IL 60637. Phone: (708) 691-4472. Fax: (773) 702-2315. E-mail: Angella.Charnot-Katsikas{at}uchospitals.edu

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 15 October 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2009, p. 258-263, Vol. 47, No. 1
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01250-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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