Soft tissue infections

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 146-151

  Lewis, Ronald T ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION; TIMENTIN;

ARTICLE; CARBUNCLE; CELLULITIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FOLLICULITIS; GAS GANGRENE; HUMAN; IMPETIGO; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TISSUE NECROSIS; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELLULITIS; GANGRENE; HUMANS; NECROSIS; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS;

EID: 0031933304     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002689900362     Document Type: Article

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