Monomicrobial necrotizing fasciitis complicating pregnancy and puerperium

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 87, Issue 5 PART 2, 1996, Pages 823-826

  McHenry, Christopher R ^a,b   Azar, Taraneh ^a,b   Ramahi, Alfida J ^a,b   Collins, Patricia L ^a,b  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; NAFCILLIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; SULTAMICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DISORDER; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; CAUSALITY; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PUERPERAL INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0029931817     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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