Concepedia

Contemporary trends in necrotizing soft-tissue infections in the United States

Charles M. Psoinos, Julie Flahive, Joshua Shaw, Youfu Li, Sing Chau Ng, Jennifer F. Tseng, Heena P. Santry

Surgery · 2013 · 70 citations · 25 references

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Concepts

Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesSurgeryInfection PreventionInfectious Disease PathologyMedical MicrobiologyBacterial InfectionsHealthcare-associated Infection PreventionNecrosisSoft Tissue InfectionsSurgical Site InfectionWound InfectionNecrotizing FasciitisNecrotizing InfectionsNecrotizing Skin InfectionsNecrotizing Soft Tissue Infection DebridementNecrotizing Soft Tissue InfectionsSoft Tissue Infection ComplicationsSoft Tissue Infection Epidemiology

References

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Public Health, Biostatistics, Internal Medicine +17

Necrotizing fasciitis: clinical presentation, microbiology, and determinants of mortality.

Chin‐Ho Wong, Haw-Chong Chang, Shanker Pasupathy et al. · PubMed · 2003 · 978 citations

Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +16

Trends in Bariatric Surgical Procedures

Heena P. Santry · JAMA · 2005 · 948 citations

Medicine, Surgery, Gastroenterology +15

NECROTIZING FASCIITIS

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Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics +17

Association of Hypertension, Diabetes, Dyslipidemia, and Metabolic Syndrome with Obesity: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999 to 2004

Ninh T. Nguyen, Cheryl P. Magno, Karen Lane et al. · Journal of the American College of Surgeons · 2008 · 638 citations

Medicine, Endocrinology, Nutrition +16