Necrotizing fasciitis due to Streptococcus pyogenes;Fascitis necrosante por Streptococcus pyogenes

Anales de Pediatria

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 167-169

  Cidoncha Escobar, E ^a   Urbano Villaescusa, J ^a   Maranon Pardillo R ^a   Rodriguez Fernandez R ^a   Aritmendi Moreno, C ^a   Parente Hernandez A ^a   Riquelme Garcia O ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Necrotizing fasciitis; Nonspecific intravenous immunoglobulin; Streptococcus pyogenes

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; LONG TERM CARE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MORBIDITY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TISSUE NECROSIS;

EID: 33645019431     PISSN: 16954033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13084178     Document Type: Article

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