The clinical spectrum of necrotising fasciitis. A review of 15 cases

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-34

  Jarrett, P ^a   Rademaker, M ^a   Duffill, M ^a  

^a WAIKATO DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Clinical spectrum; Group A beta haemolytic streptococci (GABHS); Necrotising fasciitis; Surgical debridement

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; DICLOFENAC; NAPROXEN; PENICILLIN G; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030994821     PISSN: 00048291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1997.tb00910.x     Document Type: Article

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