Necrotizing fasciitis

Primary Care Update for Ob/Gyns

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 142-147

  Ripley, Daylene L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NECROSIS; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; VIBRIO;

EID: 0034622295     PISSN: 1068607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1068-607X(00)00036-6     Document Type: Article

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