Fournier's gangrene: Case report and review of recent literature fournier's gangrene: Case report and review of recent literature

Annali Italiani di Chirurgia

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 97-106

  Geraci, G ^a   Pisello, F ^a   Lupo, F ^a   Cajozzo, M ^a   Sciume C ^a   Modica, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fournier's gangrene; Literature review; Surgical treatment (debridement or necrosectomy)

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOURNIER GANGRENE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KLEBSIELLA; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERINEUM; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

DEBRIDEMENT; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOURNIER GANGRENE; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERINEUM; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 84891316463     PISSN: 2239253X     EISSN: 2239253X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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