A retrospective study of 22 patients with necrotising fasciitis treated at the university clinical center of Kosovo (2005-2010)

International Wound Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 461-465

  Arifi, Hysni M ^a   Duci, Shkelzen B ^a   Zatriqi, Violeta K ^a   Ahmeti, Hasan R ^a   Ismajli, Vildane H ^a   Gashi, Musli M ^a   Zejnullahu, Ylber M ^a   Mekaj, Agon Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINICAL CENTER OF KOSOVO   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Causative agents; Immunosuppression; Necrotising fasciitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MORTALITY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT DURATION;

CAUSATIVE AGENTS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; NECROTISING FASCIITIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; KOSOVO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84881543748     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2012.01005.x     Document Type: Article

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