Streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome as a rare surgical disease;Das "streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome" als seltenes chirurgisches krankheitsbild

Chirurg

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 40-44

  Willis, S ^a   Schippers, E ^a   Schumpelick, V ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Streptococcus pyogenes; Toxic shock like syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG COMBINATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; REOPERATION; SEPTIC SHOCK; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0030636709     PISSN: 00094722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001040050147     Document Type: Article

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