Acute necrotizing fasciitis in Egyptian patients: A case series

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 7-14

  Afifi, Raafat Y ^a   El Hindawi, Ali A ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Acute necrotizing fasciitis; Diabetes; Egypt; Outcome

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLINDAMYCIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETIC PATIENT; EDEMA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; INCIDENCE; LIMB; MALE; MORTALITY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PERINEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TRUNK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; EGYPT; EXTREMITIES; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERINEUM;

EID: 40849087853     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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