Necrotizing fasciitis

Seminars in Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 207-214

  Quinonez, J M ^a   Steele, R W ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; POVIDONE IODINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFAFURAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CIRCUMCISION; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LACERATION; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MONITORING; OMPHALITIS; REVIEW; SCALP; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 0030731223     PISSN: 10451870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1045-1870(97)80014-3     Document Type: Article

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