Necrotizing Fasciitis Within 72 hours After Presentation with Skin and Skin Structure Infection

INTRODUCTION: A small percentage of patients with skin infections later develop necrotizing fasciitis (NF). Diagnostic testing is needed to identify patients with skin infections at low risk of NF who could be discharged from the emergency department (ED) after antibiotic initiation. Elevated lactat...

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Autores principales: Rappo, Urania, Nguyen, H. Bryant, Puttagunta, Sailaja, Ojaimi, Caroline, Akinapelli, Karthik, Dunne, Michael W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2020
Materias:
Health Outcomes
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7390563/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32726268
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2020.5.46046

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