Necrotizing Fasciitis (Flesh-Eating Bacteria) - References

References

Citations

1. Tan JS (2007). Necrotizing skin and soft-tissue infections. In RE Rakel, ET Bope, eds., Conn's Current Therapy, pp. 95–99. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.

2. Stevens DL (1999). The flesh-eating bacterium: What's next? Journal of Infectious Diseases, 179(Suppl 2): S366–S374.

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Other Works Consulted

• Nichols RL (2007). Bacterial diseases of the skin. In RE Rakel, ET Bope, eds., Conn's Current Therapy, pp. 971–976. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.