Fulminant endogene gas gangrene in a previously healthy male

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 388-389

  Zelić, Marko ^a   Vukas, Duje ^a   Vukas Jr , Duje ^a   Valković, Petra ^b   Kovač, Draźen ^b   Šustić, Alan ^a   Rukavina, Tomislav ^b  

^a KBC RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NORADRENALIN; PENICILLIN G; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANURIA; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FATALITY; GAS GANGRENE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LIMB DISEASE; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MUSCLE NECROSIS;

BACTEREMIA; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FATAL OUTCOME; GAS GANGRENE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 3242767057     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540410020307     Document Type: Article

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