Histologically confirmed necrotizing fasciitis: Risk factors, microbiology, and mortality in Hawaii

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Suwantarat, Nuntra ^a   Chow, Dominic C ^a   Koss, Wega ^a   Lin, Dagmar ^a   Tice, Alan D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Infections Limited Hawaii   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNICITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; MORTALITY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; UNITED STATES;

AGED; APACHE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIA; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HAWAII; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84869209165     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.05.1021     Document Type: Letter

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