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Necrotizing fasciitis of the vulva due to carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae as a complication of acute myeloid leukemia treatment: a case report.

Marta Leal BentoLeonor Vasconcelos de MatosLídia Alves RibeiroOlavo GomesFilipa NogueiraGraça EstevesSara ValleHelena MartinsJoão Raposo
Published in: Journal of medical case reports (2022)
This clinical case raises awareness on a clinical entity that can be life threatening and, therefore, requires a high level of suspicion to assure an early integrated approach to avoid complications. Endemic spreading of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae is becoming a reality, and health policies need to be urgently undertaken at the national level to decrease morbidity and mortality because of health facilities-related infections.
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