Edward McSweegan
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LOCATION: Bethesda, MD, United States
Microbiologist, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
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Necrotizing fasciitis, rapidly spreading infection of the underlying skin and adipose (fat) layers caused by a variety of pathogenic bacteria, principally Streptococcus pyogenes, also known as the group A streptococcus. Popularly known as the flesh-eating disease, necrotizing fasciitis is an…
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