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Determinants of Mortality for Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infections
Annals of Surgery · 1995 · Vol. 221(5) · pp. 558–565
Christopher R. McHenry✉(MetroHealth Medical Center)Joseph J. Piotrowski(MetroHealth Medical Center)Drazen Petrinic(MetroHealth Medical Center)Mark A. Malangoni(MetroHealth Medical Center)
Abstract
Early debridement of NSTI was associated with a significant decrease in mortality. S. pyogenes infection was the most common cause of monomicrobial NSTI, but was not associated with an increased mortality.
Streptococcal Infections and TreatmentsOtolaryngology and Infectious DiseasesAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusMedicineStreptococcus pyogenesEtiologyIncidence (geometry)SurgerySoft tissueMortality rateInternal medicineStaphylococcus aureus
MeSH terms
DebridementFasciitisFemaleHumansMaleNecrosisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsStreptococcal InfectionsStreptococcus pyogenesSoft Tissue Infections
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