title: Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae serotype f.
abstract: Haemophilus influenzae is a rare cause of soft tissue infection. In this report, we present a case of multifocal necrotizing fasciitis in a healthy adult patient, secondary to Haemophilus influenzae serotype f infection, and we review literature on this rare cause of necrotizing fasciitis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Disease, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA christopher.arnold@duke.edu.
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Arnold
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Grant
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Garrigues
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: St Geme
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Disease, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Sexton
mesh_terms: D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D065288:Serogroup