Local trends of antibiotic prescription for necrotizing fasciitis patients in two tertiary care hospitals in central Malaysia

• Main Authors: Rampal, Sanjiv, Ganesan, Thanusha, Sisubalasingam, Narresh, Neela, Vasantha Kumari, Tokgöz, Mehmet Ali, Arunasalam, Arun, Ab Halim, Mohd Asyraf Hafizuddin, Shamsudin, Zulfahrizzat, Kumar, Suresh, Sinniah, Ajantha
• Format: Article
• Published: MDPI AG 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/94044/; https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/10/9/1120
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Background: Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rapidly progressive inflammatory infection of the soft tissue (also known as the fascia) with a secondary necrosis of the subcutaneous tissues, leading to a systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), shock and eventually death despite the availability...