Incidence and mortality of necrotizing fasciitis in The Netherlands: the impact of group A Streptococcus
Abstract Background Little is known about the exact incidence of necrotizing soft tissue infections. The few incidences reported in international literature are not directly relatable to the Netherlands, or other European countries, due to geographic heterogeneity in causative micro-organisms involved. This resulted in the aim of this study to map the incidence, mortality rate and hospital course of necrotizing fasciitis infections in the Netherlands to gain insight in the incidence of necrotizing fasciitis in the Netherlands and the associated mortality and health care burden. Methods This na... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2021 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021) |
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Schlagwörter: | Necrotizing fasciitis / Necrotizing soft tissue infection / Incidence / The Netherlands / Mortality / Health care burden / Infectious and parasitic diseases / RC109-216 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26801273 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06928-5 |