Necrotizing fasciitis: 2011 update;Nekrotisierende Fasziitis: Update 2011

Unfallchirurg

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 197-216

  Herr, M ^a   Grabein, B ^b   Palm, H G ^a   Efinger, K ^a   Riesner, H J ^a   Friemert, B ^a   Willy, C ^a  

^a BUNDESWEHRKRANKENHAUS ULM   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Necrotizing fasciitis; Necrotizing soft tissue infection; Streptococcus; Vacuum assisted closure; Wound care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INJURY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; TRAUMATOLOGY;

FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; GERMANY; HUMANS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TRAUMATOLOGY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79954571304     PISSN: 01775537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00113-010-1893-6     Document Type: Article

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