Two cases of fatal necrotizing fasciitis caused by Photobacterium damsela in Japan.
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.
Department of Bacterial Pathogenesis and Infection Control, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan. kazuwa@nih.go.jp
Kunikazu
K
Yamane
Jun
J
Asato
Naofumi
N
Kawade
Hajime
H
Takahashi
Bon
B
Kimura
Yoshichika
Y
Arakawa
D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D010776:Photobacterium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents