Clinical parameters and outcomes of necrotizing soft tissue infections secondary to gastrointestinal fistulas

Abstract Background Necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTIs) is severe surgical infections which can occur following trauma or abdominal surgery. NSTIs secondary to gastrointestinal (GI) fistula is a rare but severe complication. Methods A retrospective cohort study was performed on all subjects p...

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Main Authors: Kun Guo, Wenbin Gong, Tao Zheng, Zhiwu Hong, Xiuwen Wu, Huajian Ren, Gefei Wang, Guosheng Gu, Peter Nthumba, Jianan Ren, Jieshou Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-4248-0