Directory of Necrotizing Fasciitis Resources

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Necrotizing fasciitis is caused by invasive group A streptococcal bacteria. The organism and disease are also known as "flesh-eating bacteria".

Resources in This Category

• eMedicine - Necrotizing Fasciitis

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/784690-overview
  Article by Michael Maynor, MD.

• eMedicine - Necrotizing Fasciitis :

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1054438-overview
  Article by Robert A Schwartz, MD, MPH.

• MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection

  https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001443.htm
  Fact sheet, with illustrations, from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.

• Overcoming Necrotizing Fasciitis, the Flesh-eating Disease

  http://www.flesheatingbacteria.net/
  Includes personal story of surviving the disease and links.

• Patient UK: Necrotising Fasciitis

  http://patient.info/doctor/necrotising-fasciitis
  Provides information on this bacterial infection, including its epidemiology, presentation, differential diagnosis, investigation, management, prognosis and prevention.

• Streptococcal Infections: Invasive Group A Strep

  http://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/streptococcal/group_a/fact_sheet.htm
  Factsheet from the New York State Department of Health.

• The Lee Spark NF Foundation

  http://www.nfsuk.org.uk/
  UK support group for people who have been affected by severe streptococal infections or necrotising fasciitis. Includes disease and support group information.

• The Merck Manual: Necrotizing Subcutaneous Infections

  http://www.merckmanuals.com/home/skin_disorders/bacterial_skin_infections/necrotizing_skin_infections.html
  Includes cause, symptoms, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment.

 

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