Comparison of necrotizing fasciitis and sepsis caused by Vibrio vulnificus and Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 274-284

  Tsai, Yao Hung ^a   Hsu, Robert Wen Wei ^a   Huang, Kuo Chin ^a   Huang, Tsung Jen ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SENSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 79551515512     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.I.01679     Document Type: Article

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