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1. Wu PH, Wu KH, Hsiao CT, et al. Utility of modified Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis (MLRINEC) score in distinguishing necrotizing from non-necrotizing soft tissue infections. World J Emerg Surg. 2021;16:26. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-021-00373-0.

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Wu, PH., Wu, KH., Hsiao, CT. et al. Correction: Utility of modified Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis (MLRINEC) score in distinguishing necrotizing from non-necrotizing soft tissue infections. World J Emerg Surg 17, 49 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-022-00450-y

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