Antibiotics in Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections

• Main Authors: Tomas Urbina (Author), Keyvan Razazi (Author), Clément Ourghanlian (Author), Paul-Louis Woerther (Author), Olivier Chosidow (Author), Raphaël Lepeule (Author), Nicolas de Prost (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTIs) are rare life-threatening bacterial infections characterized by an extensive necrosis of skin and subcutaneous tissues. Initial urgent management of NSTIs relies on broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy, rapid surgical debridement of all infected tissues and, w...