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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 45, Issue 3, Pages 1058-1062Publisher
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00979-06
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Necrotizing fasciitis due to Vibrio vulnificus may result in overwhelming sepsis, leading to death in some patients. Significant risk factors for severe disease include preexisting liver disease. We report a case of Vibrio vulnificus necrotizing fasciitis in a patient with previously undiagnosed chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis.
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