Necrotizing fasciitis: Review of the literature and case report

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2786-2794

  Weiss, Adam ^a   Nelson, Peter ^a   Movahed, Reza ^a   Clarkson, Earl ^a   Dym, Harry ^a  

^a BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; DAPTOMYCIN; DORIPENEM; EUSOL; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; POVIDONE IODINE; SULTAMICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEAD; HEAD AND NECK INFECTION; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOWER LIP; MEDIASTINITIS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MICROBIOLOGY; MONITORING; NAUSEA; NECK; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PAIN; PATHOGENESIS; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKIN FISTULA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWELLING;

EID: 80054896021     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: 15315053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2010.11.043     Document Type: Article

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