Tigecycline salvage therapy for necrotizing fasciitis caused by Vibrio vulnificus: Case report in a child

Yu San Lin; Min Hsiang Hung; Chi Chung Chen; Kuo Feng Huang; Wen Chien Ko; Hung Jen Tang

doi:10.1016/j.jmii.2013.04.008

Tigecycline salvage therapy for necrotizing fasciitis caused by Vibrio vulnificus: Case report in a child

Yu San Lin, Min Hsiang Hung, Chi Chung Chen, Kuo Feng Huang, Wen Chien Ko, Hung Jen Tang

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Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Vibrio vulnificus is rarely reported in children. We describe a 12-year-old immunocompetent boy with necrotizing fasciitis caused by V. vulnificus. He was cured by radical and serial debridement and salvage therapy with intravenous cefpirome plus tigecycline. The in vitro antibacterial activity of combination regimens and a literature review of pediatric V. vulnificus infection are described.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	138-141
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Volume	49
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmii.2013.04.008
Publication status	Published - 2016 Feb 1

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