Severe soft tissue infections of the extremities in patients admitted to an intensive care unit

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 79-82

  Zahar, J R ^a,b   Goveia, J ^a   Lesprit, P ^a   Brun Buisson, C ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Intensive care unit; Necrotising fasciitis; Sepsis; Soft tissue infection

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; METRONIDAZOLE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISCHEMIA; LIMB; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION;

EID: 13644262843     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.01027.x     Document Type: Article

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