Necrotizing fasciitis secondary to Group A streptococcus: Morbidity and mortality still high

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 46, Issue JUL., 2000, Pages 1460-1466

  Leitch, Heather A ^b   Palepu, Anita ^b   Fernandes, Christopher M B ^a  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; PENICILLIN G;

AGE; AGED; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE; ONTARIO; RISK FACTORS; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 0033854583     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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