ArticleCureus2021
Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection: A Single-Center Retrospective Study of Treatment and Outcomes.
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- Antimicrobial Resistance of ESKAPE Pathogens Identified in Patients with Necrotizing Fasciitis: A 10-Year Retrospective Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Necrotizing fasciitis and septic shock due to streptococcal toxic shock syndrome in an elderly patient: A case report.Clinical case reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
Introduction Necrotizing fasciitis is a severe inflammatory disease of the body's soft tissue characterized by spreading rapidly and high mortality. Rapid surgical intervention along with other supportive measures of treatment have a great impact on the outcome of treatment. Material and methods This study was conducted by a retrospective medical record review of all patients with a microbiologically and clinically confirmed diagnosis of necrotizing fasciitis who were admitted to the general surgery department at the General Hospital Novi Pazar, Serbia, during the period between 2017 and 2020. Demographic, clinical, laboratory, and microbiology data were analyzed. Results A total of 13 cases were identified, which represents 0.21% of the total number of patients treated at the surgical department during the period January 2017 to November 2020. The mean age of patients was 55 years, with a male/female ratio of 1:1.6. All of them had at least one comorbidity and more than half had three or more. Diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and obesity were the most common comorbidities. The most common causes of infection were
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