International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 13, Issue 6 , Pages e424-e430 , November 2009

The evaluation of microbiology and Fournier's gangrene severity index in 27 patients

  • Mehmet Uluğ

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinic Microbiology, Dicle University Medical School, 21280 Diyarbakır, Turkey
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  • Ercan Gedik

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Dicle University Medical School, 21280 Diyarbakır, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Sadullah Girgin

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Dicle University Medical School, 21280 Diyarbakır, Turkey
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  • Mustafa K. Çelen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinic Microbiology, Dicle University Medical School, 21280 Diyarbakır, Turkey
    • ,
  • Celal Ayaz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinic Microbiology, Dicle University Medical School, 21280 Diyarbakır, Turkey

Received 30 June 2008 ,Revised 16 December 2008 ,Accepted 28 January 2009.

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PII: S1201-9712(09)00117-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.01.021

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 13, Issue 6 , Pages e424-e430 , November 2009

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