Characteristics, therapies, and outcome of children with necrotizing soft tissue infections

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 221-223

  Endorf, Frederick W ^a   Garrison, Michelle M ^b   Klein, Matthew B ^c,d   Richardson, Andrea ^e   Rivara, Frederick P ^c,d,f  

^a REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

necrotizing soft tissue infection; outcome; therapy

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECROTIZING SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DEBRIDEMENT; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84857629110     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182456f02     Document Type: Article

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