High-voltage electrotrauma – unmasking the threat of early anaerobic infection

Autori: J. Bartková ^1,2; F. Raška ¹; L. Vacek ³; Ch. Tsagkaris ⁴; B. Lipový ^1,2
Pôsobisko autorov: Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, and University Hospital Brno, Czech Republic ¹; Department of Burns Medicine, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, and University Hospital Královské Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic ²; Department of Microbio logy, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, and St. Anne’s University Hospital Brno, Czech Republic ³; European Student Think Tank, Public Health and Policy Working Group, Amsterdam, Netherlands ⁴
Vyšlo v časopise: ACTA CHIRURGIAE PLASTICAE, 66, 3, 2024, pp. 132-133
Kategória:
doi: https://doi.org/10.48095/ccachp2024132

Zdroje

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Júlia Bartková, MD, MBA, MPH

Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery

Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University and University Hospital Brno

Jihlavská 20

625 00 Brno

Czech Republic

bartkovaj@yahoo.com

Submitted: 3. 8. 2024

Accepted: 16. 9. 2024