title: A practitioner's guide to necrotizing fasciitis.
abstract: Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a severe bacterial infection that attacks subcutaneous fat tissues, superficial fascia, deep fascia, and muscle. NF is a rare condition with a mortality that requires nurse practitioners to be adept at identifying signs and symptoms to prompt a quick diagnosis and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Deedra H. Harrington is an assistant professor and Christy M. Lenahan is an assistant professor at University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, La. Rachelle M. Sanders is an RN at Ochsner Medical Center in Baton Rouge, La.
authors.forename: Deedra H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Harrington
authors.forename: Christy M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lenahan
authors.forename: Rachelle M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Sanders
mesh_terms: D017281:Cost of Illness; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000451:nursing* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D012307:Risk Factors