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The clinical presentation and early outcomes of necrotizing fasciitis in a Ugandan Tertiary Hospital- a prospective study

BACKGROUND: Necrotizing fasciitis is an infectious process characterized by rapidly progressing necrosis of superficial fascia and subcutaneous tissue with subsequent necrosis of overlying skin. Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare but fatal infection. The worldwide incidence is at 0.4 per 100,000. Morta...

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Autores principales:	Magala, John, Makobore, Patson, Makumbi, Timothy, Kaggwa, Sam, Kalanzi, Edris, Galukande, Moses
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2014
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4119938/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25069415 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-7-476

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