Rapidly progressive necrotizing fasciitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 361-364

  Lee, Yu Tsung ^a   Chou, Trong Duo ^a   Peng, Ming Yieh ^a   Chang, Feng Yee ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bloodletting; Necrotizing fasciitis; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; DOXYCYCLINE; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FASCIOTOMY; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYALGIA; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PATHOGENICITY; PHLEBOTOMY; SEPTIC SHOCK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SYMPTOM; TISSUE CULTURE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARM; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 27644462724     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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