Necrotizing fasciitis: Management and outcome

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 711-714

  Muqim, Roohul ^a,b  

^a KHYBER TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b NONE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Etiology; Fournier's gangrene; Inguinoscrotal; Necrotizing fasciitis; Perineal; Predisposing factors

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN;

ABDOMEN; ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTEROIDES; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INGUINAL REGION; INJURY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAKISTAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERINEUM; PLASTIC SURGERY; PUS; SCROTUM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; STREPTOCOCCUS; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL WARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AMPICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DEBRIDEMENT; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PIPERACILLIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0842323808     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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