Determinants of Mortality for Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infections

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Authors

Christopher R. McHenry · MetroHealth Medical Center

Joseph J. Piotrowski · MetroHealth Medical Center

Drazen Petrinic · MetroHealth Medical Center

Mark A. Malangoni · MetroHealth Medical Center

Abstract

Early debridement of NSTI was associated with a significant decrease in mortality. S. pyogenes infection was the most common cause of monomicrobial NSTI, but was not associated with an increased mortality.

Topics & Keywords

Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Otolaryngology and Infectious Diseases Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Annals of Surgery

Volume 221, Issue 5, pp. 558-565

DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199505000-00013

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