Necrotizing soft-tissue infections

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 835-855

  Chapnick, E K ^a   Abter, E I ^a  

^a MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACILLUS; DEBRIDEMENT; FLUID THERAPY; GAS GANGRENE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030464235     PISSN: 08915520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5520(05)70329-9     Document Type: Article

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