Necrotizing fasciitis due to Vibrio parahaemolyticus

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 1283, 2008, Pages 99-101

  Payinda, Gary ^a  

^a WHANGAREI HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SEA WATER;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEATH; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; DIZZINESS; FASCIOTOMY; FEVER; FISHING; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NEW ZEALAND; OLIGURIA; PATHOGENESIS; RESPIRATORY ARREST; RESUSCITATION; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SKIN ABRASION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGY;

AGED; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; VIBRIO INFECTIONS; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 55249101009     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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