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1560. Microbiology of Necrotizing Fasciitis and Implications on Antimicrobial Stewardship

BACKGROUND: Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rare but deadly soft tissue infection. Early diagnosis, antibiotics, and surgical management are critical in treatment. Current IDSA guidelines recommend broad empiric antibiotics (eg, vancomycin + piperacillin-tazobactam or a carbapenem). At our instituti...

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Autores principales: Huang, Glen, Kim, Brian, Jeng, Arthur
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7778111/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.1740