A case-control study of necrotizing fasciitis during primary varicella

Pediatrics

Volumn 103, Issue 4 I, 1999, Pages 783-790

  Zerr, Danielle M ^a   Alexander, E Russell ^b,c   Duchin, Jeffrey S ^a,c   Koutsky, Laura A ^b   Rubens, Craig E ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY   (United States)

^d SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Case control study; Fasciitis; Ibuprofen; Necrotizing; Streptococcus pyogenes; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CALAMINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

EID: 0033059094     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.103.4.783     Document Type: Article

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