"Fasciitis, Necrotizing" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A fulminating bacterial infection of the deep layers of the skin and FASCIA. It can be caused by many different organisms, with STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES being the most common.
| Descriptor ID |
D019115
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.825.340 C05.321.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Fasciitis, Necrotizing- Fasciitis, Necrotizing
- Fasciitides, Necrotizing
- Necrotizing Fasciitides
- Necrotizing Fasciitis
- Fascitis, Necrotizing
- Fascitides, Necrotizing
- Necrotizing Fascitides
- Necrotizing Fascitis
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fasciitis, Necrotizing" by people in Profiles.
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Two Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates Obtained From a Fatal Necrotizing Fasciitis Infection Display Distinct Genomic and Phenotypic Characteristics in Comparison to Type Strains. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2021; 11:635673.
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Fungal Necrotizing Fasciitis after Penetrating Trauma. Am Surg. 2018 Aug 01; 84(8):e302-e304.
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Optimal timing of initial debridement for necrotizing soft tissue infection: A Practice Management Guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 07; 85(1):208-214.
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Impact of Intravenous Immunoglobulin on Survival in Necrotizing Fasciitis With Vasopressor-Dependent Shock: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis From 130 US Hospitals. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Apr 01; 64(7):877-885.
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Moving beyond survival as a measure of success: understanding the patient experience of necrotizing soft-tissue infections. J Surg Res. 2014 Nov; 192(1):143-9.
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Necrotizing fasciitis of the ear: an unusual case. Ear Nose Throat J. 2014 Mar; 93(3):E7-E10.
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Group A streptococcal infections in obstetrics and gynecology. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Dec; 55(4):864-74.
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Musculoskeletal infections. Semin Roentgenol. 2007 Apr; 42(2):92-101.
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Acute deaths in nonpregnant adults due to invasive streptococcal infections. Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2007 Mar; 28(1):63-8.
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Necrotizing fasciitis after direct percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy. Gastrointest Endosc. 2005 Jun; 61(7):912-3.