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| A Case of Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Raoultella ornithinolytica |
| Eui Joo Kim1, Mi Ryoung Seo1, Sung Keun Park1, Ji Won Lee1, Jin Yong Kim1, Sue-Yun Kim2, and Yong Kyun Cho1 |
| 1Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Incheon; 2Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Pundang Jesaeng General Hospital, Seongnam, Korea |
Vol.42 Num.6 (p411~414)
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Raoultella ornithinolytica (formerly Klebsiella ornithinolytica ) is a Gram-negative aerobic bacillus which belongs to the family Enterobacteriaceae. However, human infections caused by bacteria of the genus Raoultella are uncommon and their pathogenicity is not well known yet. Herein, we report a case of necrotizing fasciitis caused by R. ornithinolytica in a 51 years old female patient who presented with erythematous swelling after a plantar puncture wound from a thumbtack. |
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Keywords : Raoultella ornithinolytica, Necrotizing fasciitis |
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