Necrotizing Fasciitis (Flesh-Eating Bacteria)

References

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1. Health Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada (2003). Necrotizing fasciitis/myositis ("flesh-eating disease"). Population and Public Health information sheets. Available online: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/info/necro_e.html.

2. Tan JS (2007). Necrotizing skin and soft-tissue infections. In RE Rakel, ET Bope, eds., Conn's Current Therapy, pp. 95–99. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.

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Other Works Consulted

• Nichols RL (2007). Bacterial diseases of the skin. In RE Rakel, ET Bope, eds., Conn's Current Therapy, pp. 971–976. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.

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Author:	Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS Ralph Poore	Last Updated: December 7, 2007
Medical Review:	E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine Dennis L. Stevens, MD, PhD - Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases Andrew Swan, MD, CCFP, FCFP - Family Medicine
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