Necrotizing fasciitis and sepsis caused by Aeromonas hydrophila after crush injury of the lower extremity

Surgical Infections

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 459-467

  Monaghan, Sean F ^a   Anjaria, Devashish ^a   Mohr, Alicia ^a   Livingston, David H ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LEG INJURY; MALE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; TRACHEOSTOMY;

ADULT; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; SEPSIS;

EID: 50849106356     PISSN: 10962964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/sur.2007.028     Document Type: Article

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