Use of amniotic membrane as dressing in cervical necrotizing fasciitis

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1125-1128

  Rai, Manjunath ^a   Ramaraj, P N ^a   Sharma, Anuj ^a  

^a KVG Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; AMNION; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE RECONSTRUCTION; SKIN INCISION; SKIN NECROSIS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TISSUE NECROSIS; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BIOLOGICAL DRESSINGS; DEBRIDEMENT; DRAINAGE; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FOCAL INFECTION, DENTAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; PERIODONTAL ABSCESS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 79953206937     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

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