Necrotizing fasciitis: A deadly infection

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 365-369

  Kihiczak, G G ^a   Schwartz, R A ^a   Kapila, R ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial infection; Fascia; Medical emergency; Necrotizing fasciitis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYGEN; PENICILLIN G; SULTAMICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG INDICATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FATALITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LABORATORY TEST; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKIN BIOPSY; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS;

EID: 33645348798     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.01487.x     Document Type: Review

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