Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections: A Guide to Early Diagnosis and Initial Therapy

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 900-905

  Majeski, James A ^a,b   John Jr , Joseph F ^a  

^a RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Early diagnosis and treatment; Necrotizing soft tissue infection

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG POTENTIATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TISSUE NECROSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; NECROSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SKIN INFECTION; TIME;

HUMANS; NECROSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SKIN DISEASES, INFECTIOUS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0642305214     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000066658.35160.A1     Document Type: Review

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