Deep Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections. Necrotizing Fasciitisand Necrotizing Myositis

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Authors: M. Plodr ¹; M. Vacková ²
Authors‘ workplace: Katedra válečné chirurgie Vojenské lékařské akademie JEP, Hradec Králové 2Katedra epidemiologie Vojenské lékařské akademie JEP, Hradec Králové ¹
Published in: Epidemiol. Mikrobiol. Imunol. , 2002, č. 4, s. 156-160
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Overview

The authors present a review on deep soft tissue infections – necrotizing fasciitis and necrotizingmyositis, incl. the classification of myositis into sub-groups according to the causal agent. Theauthors describe the incidence of these diseases, basic clinical symptomsand therapeutic principles.Therapy is based on surgical treatment, antimicrobial treatment and in indicated cases on hyperbaricoxygen therapy (HBO).

Key words:
necrotizing fasciitis – necrotizing myositis – microbial agent – treatment.

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Epidemiology, Microbiology, Immunology

2002 Issue 4