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Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for necrotising fasciitis

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Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for necrotising fasciitis. Drugs Ther. Perspect 7, 5–8 (1996). https://doi.org/10.2165/00042310-199607030-00002

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