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<Articles JournalTitle="Iranian Journal of Microbiology">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Iranian Journal of Microbiology</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2008-3289</Issn>
      <Volume>14</Volume>
      <Issue>5</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2022</Year>
        <Month>10</Month>
        <Day>22</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Extensive monomicrobial necrotizing fasciitis and myonecrosis of left hemi trunk in a healthy 41-year-old man with COVID-19 infection</title>
    <FirstPage>765</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>769</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Maryam</FirstName>
        <LastName>Sarkardeh</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Surgical Oncology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Surgery, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Ali</FirstName>
        <LastName>Ahmadabadi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Surgical Oncology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Surgery, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Zahra</FirstName>
        <LastName>Sadrzadeh</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Surgery, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Javad</FirstName>
        <LastName>Koushki</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Surgery, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Amir</FirstName>
        <LastName>Esmaeili</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Surgery, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Sima</FirstName>
        <LastName>Davoodi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Dermatology, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mostafa</FirstName>
        <LastName>Izanlu</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Pathology, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2022</Year>
        <Month>03</Month>
        <Day>08</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2022</Year>
        <Month>07</Month>
        <Day>30</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Necrotizing fasciitis and myonecrosis caused by Escherichia coli is an extremely uncommon infection with a high mortality. We present a case of 41-year-old man with no history of underlying disease one week after covid-19 infection, who was admitted with symptoms of Fournier's gangrene and then E. coli-induced monomicrobial necrotizing fasciitis.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/3593</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/download/3593/1516</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
