An approach to the management of necrotising fasciitis in neonates

International Wound Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 178-180

  Zuloaga Salcedo, Soraya ^a   Contreras Ruiz, José ^a   Dominguez Cherit, Judith ^a   Vega Memije, Elisa ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL DR MANUEL GEA GONZÁLEZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Negative pressure therapy; Neonate; Vacuum assisted closure; Wound

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; AMIKACIN; CEFTRIAXONE; DICLOXACILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ALGINATE DRESSING; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NEGATIVE PRESSURE THERAPY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING;

BANDAGES, HYDROCOLLOID; DEBRIDEMENT; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; VACUUM;

EID: 28244481440     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4801.2005.00104.x     Document Type: Article

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