Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and necrotising fasciitis. An update

Drug Safety

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 369-373

  Holder, E Paul ^a,b,c   Moore, Pennie Thomas ^a,b   Browne, Barry A ^a,b,c  

^a SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; DICLOFENAC; DIFLUNISAL; FLURBIPROFEN; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PIROXICAM; TENOXICAM;

DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG USE; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; SUSTAINED RELEASE PREPARATION; SYMPTOM;

EID: 6844266260     PISSN: 01145916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00002018-199717060-00003     Document Type: Short Survey

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