Necrotizing fasciitis: a 10-year retrospective study of cases in a single university hospital in Oman

Comparative Study of Necrotizing Bacterial Dermohypodermitis or Necrotizing Fasciitis Depending on the HIV Serostatus in Abidjan (Cote d Ivoire)

“…This average age is similar to data contained in the European, Asian and American literature whereas that of African countries is near the average age of HIV positive patients i.e. 40.93 years [4][5][6][7][8][9]. The difference observed between the different continents could be explained by the high prevalence of HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa with the highest rate in young people.…”

“…The same applies to the significant difference in ages between HIV+ and HIV- (Table 1) and super imposable to HIV distribution in Sub-Saharan populations. A female predominance was reported by many African authors whereas European, Asian and American studies found a male predominance as in our study notwithstanding the HIV status [4,[7][8][9][10][11][12]. Lower limbs were the favorite sites of necrotizing fasciitis as reported by many authors as well as in our study notwithstanding the serologic status [13][14][15][16].…”

“…The average duration of HIV negative patients' hospitalization was about 3 months against 2 months for HIV positive patients. These two averages are by far above other averages in the western literature [5][6][7][8]11,12,14,16] but super imposable to African studies [4,9,10]. This could be explained by the duration and the mode of treatment of patients.…”

Clinico-Microbiological Aspects of Necrotising Fasciitis in Type II Diabetes Mellitus

“…This was our secondary end point especially in peadiatric group [9] where the time is limited to wait for cultures. Sensitive pattern [10] also served the same purpose to be ahead and act promptly in reducing the overall mortality rate. This helped our surgical management better results.…”

Severe soft tissue infections of the extremities in patients admitted to an intensive care unit

“…NF is a rare but serious bacterial disease that is often underestimated and poorly recognised [17]. Of the 21 cases in this study, only nine were suspected by the referring or admitting physician, and diagnosis was delayed by 2-10 days following the onset of symptoms.…”