Klebsiella pneumoniae necrotizing fasciitis associated with lung abscess

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 48-51

  Dalal, Aman ^a   Ahluwalia, Maneesha ^a   Urban, Carl ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK HOSPITAL QUEENS   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE INFECTION; LUNG ABSCESS; MALE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 68049097195     PISSN: 10569103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IPC.0b013e3181730804     Document Type: Article

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