Surgery, antibiotics and hyperbaric oxygen therapy give better results in the treatment of cervical necrotizing fasciitis: 13 successful cases;13 fall av cervikal nekrotiserande fasciit - Alla överlevde. Kirurgi, antibiotika och hyperbar oxygenbehandling ger bästa resultat

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Volumn 101, Issue 28-29, 2004, Pages 2336-2341

  Stenberg, Annika Elmqvist ^a   Larsson, Agneta ^a   Gårdlund, Bengt ^a   Kumlien, Jan ^b   Lind, Folke ^b   Nordlander, Britt ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset H ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; INOTROPIC AGENT; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MYOSITIS; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SKIN; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DEBRIDEMENT; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; PROGNOSIS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 3242719840     PISSN: 00237205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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