Value of Standard Laboratory Tests for the Early Recognition of Group A beta-Hemolytic Streptococcal Necrotizing Fasciitis

Value of Standard Laboratory Tests for the Early Recognition of Group A beta-Hemolytic Streptococcal Necrotizing Fasciitis

The laboratory data for 17 patients with group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis (GAS NF) were compared with data for 145 patients hospitalized for cellulitis during the same period. Admission values of C-reactive protein and creatine kinase were higher for patients in the group w...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical infectious diseases 2000-01, Vol.32 (1), p.E9
Hauptverfasser: Simonart, T, Simonart, JM, Derdelinckx, I, I, De Dobbeleer G, Verleysen, A, Verraes, S, de Maubeuge J, Van Vooren JP, Naeyaert, JM, de La Brassine M, Peetermans, WE, Heenen, M
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Zusammenfassung:The laboratory data for 17 patients with group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis (GAS NF) were compared with data for 145 patients hospitalized for cellulitis during the same period. Admission values of C-reactive protein and creatine kinase were higher for patients in the group with GAS NF than for patients in the group with cellulitis (P
ISSN:1537-6591