Necrotizing fasciitis: Microbiological characteristics and predictors of postoperative outcome

European Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 30-36

  Krieg, Andreas ^a   Rohrborn A ^a   Schulte am Esch II, J ^a   Schubert, D ^a   Poll, L W ^a   Ohmann, C ^a   Braunstein, S ^a   Knoefel, W T ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

ASA classification; Necroitizing fasciitis; Soft tissue infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY INTERVENTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PROTEUS; REOPERATION; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; SKIN NECROSIS; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 59949097736     PISSN: 09492321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2047-783x-14-1-30     Document Type: Article

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