A case of necrotizing fasciitis caused by coagulase-negative staphylococcus: Utility of magnetic resonance imaging for the preoperative diagnosis of necrotizing fasciitis

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 160-163

  Sato, Takeo ^a   Hagiwara, Kiyofumi ^a   Matsuno, Hiroaki ^a   Chiyokura, Yoshihiro ^a   Morimoto, Shuhei ^a   Kunogi, Jun Ichi ^a   Akiyama, Osamu ^a  

^a JAPANESE RED CROSS MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coagulase negative Staphylococcus; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Necrotizing fasciitis; Surgical interventions

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; AMPICILLIN PLUS CLOXACILLIN; AZELASTINE; CEFMETAZOLE; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; OXACILLIN;

AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 21644435509     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-005-0380-4     Document Type: Article

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