title: Salvage therapy with intravenous fosfomycin plus ceftriaxone for necrotizing fasciitis caused by penicillin-nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chun-Cheng
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Tzu-Chieh
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Weng
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Bo-An
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Su
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Liouying, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chih-Cheng
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.affiliation: Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Liouying, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yin-Ching
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Medical College and Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wen-Chien
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Health and Nutrition, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan. Electronic address: 8409d1@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Hung-Jen
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003646:Debridement; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D005578:Fosfomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D016879:Salvage Therapy; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000502:physiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D005578:Fosfomycin; D002443:Ceftriaxone
keywords: ceftriaxone; fosfomycin; necrotizing fasciitis; penicillin nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae; salvage therapy