Cervical necrotizing fasciitis: 10 years' experience at a single institution

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 829-834

  Mohammedi, I ^a   Ceruse, P ^a   Duperret, S ^a   Vedrinne, J M ^a   Bouletreau P ^a  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Amoxicillin clavulanate; Cervical necrotizing fasciitis; Intensive care; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; OXYGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK INFECTION; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PREVOTELLA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHILD; DEBRIDEMENT; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; PREVOTELLA; REOPERATION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032824929     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340050959     Document Type: Article

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