Aggressiveness - The key to a successful outcome in Fournier's gangrene

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 142-145

  Singh, Gurjit ^a   Chawla, S ^b  

^a Artificial Limb Centre   (India)

^b MILITARY HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Aggressive; Fournier's gangrene; Idiopathic; Scrotum

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET THERAPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOURNIER GANGRENE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERIANAL ABSCESS; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESUSCITATION; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2342470682     PISSN: 03771237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-1237(04)80105-9     Document Type: Article

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