Determinants of severity for superficial cellutitis (erysipelas) of the leg: A retrospective study

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 446-450

  Musette, P ^a   Benichou, J ^a   Noblesse, I ^a   Hellot, M F ^a   Carvalho, P ^a   Young, P ^a   Levesque, H ^a   Courtois, H ^a   Caron, F ^a   Lauret, P ^a   Joly, P ^a  

^a HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

Author keywords

Cellulitis; Hospital stay; Severity

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; PRISTINAMYCIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYSIPELAS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFECTION; LEG ULCER; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEUTROPHILIA; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 9744272491     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2004.06.010     Document Type: Article

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