Fournier's gangrene and its management at a tertiary care hospital

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 298-300

  Fasih, Qazi ^a   Turi, Mubasher H ^a   Akram, Mohammad ^a  

^a JINNAH POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL CENTRE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOURNIER GANGRENE; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PAKISTAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPTIC SHOCK; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UREMIA; DEBRIDEMENT; HOSPITAL; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DEBRIDEMENT; FOURNIER GANGRENE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PAKISTAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38549158172     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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