Necrotizing fasciitis in southeast Taiwan: clinical features, microbiology, and prognosis

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 255-260

  Bair, Ming Jong ^a   Chi, Hsin ^a,b   Wang, Wei Sheng ^a   Hsiao, Ya Chun ^a   Chiang, Ruey An ^a   Chang, Kuan Yu ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Liver cirrhosis; Monobacterial; Risk factor; Streptococcus pyogenes

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TAIWAN; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ADULT; AGED; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TAIWAN;

EID: 60849126671     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.04.015     Document Type: Article

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