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Group A Streptococcal Infection--Necrotizing Fasciitis
A serious but very rare, streptococcal infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissues. Necrotizing fasciitis may be caused by the bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A streptococcus), ...
http://www.healthfinder.gov/text/docs/Doc0237.htm
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Health Canada: Necrotizing Fasciitis/Myositis
Basic information on the defintion, symptoms, cause, treatment, history and research of "flesh-eating disease".
http://hwcweb.hwc.ca/hpb/lcdc/bid/respdis/necro_e.html
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Necrotizing Fasciitis
Necrotizing fasciitis and other serious soft-tissue infections are fatal unless promptly diagnosed and treated. It is preferred to subject some patients to unnecessary surgery than to ...
http://www.medscape.com/SCP/IIM/1997/v14.n09/m3387.stevens/m3387.stevens.html
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Text Version of NNFF Home Page
Provided by the National Necrotizing Fasciits Foundation Necrotizing fasciitis is a bacterial infection. It may be caused by many different types of bacteria. Group A Streptoccus is a common cause of necrotizing ...
http://www.nnff.org/text.html
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