Streptococcal fasciitis with toxic shock syndrome in the pediatric patient

Orthopaedic Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 4-8

  Jackson, Mary Anne ^a   Colombo, Jennifer ^a   Boldrey, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

CHILD; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; SEPTIC SHOCK; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; DEBRIDEMENT; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; INFANT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037270467     PISSN: 07446020     EISSN: 1542538X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006416-200301000-00004     Document Type: Article

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