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Title |
Necrotizing fasciitis: strategies for diagnosis and management
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Published in |
World Journal of Emergency Surgery, August 2007
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DOI | 10.1186/1749-7922-2-19 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Korhan Taviloglu, Hakan Yanar |
Abstract |
Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is uncommon and difficult to diagnose, and it cause progressive morbidity until the infectious process is diagnosed and treated medically and surgically. The literature addressed NF contains confusing information, inaccurate bacteriologic data, and antiquated antibiotic therapy. A delay in diagnosis is associated with a grave prognosis and increased mortality. The main goal of the clinician must be to establish the diagnosis and initially treat the patient within the standard of care. This review is planned as a guide for the clinician in making an early diagnosis of NF and initiating effective medical and surgical therapy. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 78 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Japan | 1 | 1% |
Spain | 1 | 1% |
Unknown | 76 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 14 | 18% |
Student > Bachelor | 12 | 15% |
Researcher | 6 | 8% |
Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 8% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 6% |
Other | 18 | 23% |
Unknown | 17 | 22% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 43 | 55% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 5% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 3 | 4% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 3% |
Unspecified | 2 | 3% |
Other | 6 | 8% |
Unknown | 18 | 23% |