Flesh-eating disease: A note on necrotizing fasciitis

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 136-140

  Dele Davies, H ^a  

^a ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYGEN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN;

ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MUSCLE NECROSIS; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

EID: 0034954864     PISSN: 11802332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2001/857195     Document Type: Article

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