Incidence and clinical characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus necrotizing fasciitis in a large urban hospital

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 194, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 809-813

  Lee, Timothy C ^a   Carrick, Matthew M ^a   Scott, Bradford G ^a   Hodges, Joseph C ^a   Pham, Hoang Q ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

MRSA; Necrotizing fasciitis

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DEBRIDEMENT; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 36048961417     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.08.047     Document Type: Article

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