Superficial Sepsis, Cutaneous Abscess and Necrotising Fasciitis

Emergency Surgery

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 113-123

  Marron, Conor D ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abscess, local collection of pus within a barrier of inflammatory reaction, pyogenic membrane; Clinical features of superficial sepsis and necrotising fasciitis; Incision and drainage of abscess infected collection; Infected sebaceous cyst and carbuncles; Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Project (ISCP) syllabus requirements early years of surgical training; Patients presenting with infections of skin and subcutaneous tissues eliciting underlying cause for infection; Skin and soft tissue infections commonplace; Soft tissue infection; Staphylococci, grape like clusters coagulase positive and coagulase negative groups; Superficial sepsis, cutaneous abscess and necrotising fasciitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885497839     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444315172.ch20     Document Type: Chapter

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