Predictors of mortality in patients with necrotizing fasciitis

Necrotizing soft tissue infections

“…Die Gesamtletalität wird in der Literatur mit etwa 20 % angegeben. Während sie im Zeitraum von 1980 bis 2000 noch durchgehend bei 20-32 % lag, konnte durch eine Verbesserung der Therapie eine signifikante Reduktion der Letalität auf unter 20 % erreicht werden [6,9,10,20]. Neben der antibiotischen Therapie ist die verbesserte chirurgische Therapie ein Hauptgrund für diesen Fortschritt.…”

Fournier's Gangrene in a Patient Receiving Treatment for Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

“…Type 2 NF involves group A Streptococcus (GAS) infection, with or without a concomitant streptococcal infection, and it can occur in any age group even in the absence of any complicated medical illness. Indeed, only a single micro-organism is found in the blood of 27% of NF patients, whereas multiple micro-organisms are identified in the blood of 2% of NF patients and no micro-organisms are found in 71% of NF cases (15). Streptococcus spp., S. aureus, V. vulnificus, A. hydrophila, Enterobacteriaceae (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas spp., and Klebsiella spp.)…”

Cervico-Brachio-Thoraco-Abdominal Necrotizing Fasciitis of Dental Origin: A Clinical Case

“…It affects people of all ages with a peak in the fourth decade without distinction of sex and race [13,14]. It affects In the order of decreasing frequency the abdominal wall, perineum and limbs, its cervico-facial localization is rare to find 3-4% according to Arruda and al [15] and 2-3.6% according to Hsiao and al (16). In this etiology location, the most frequently known is the periapical infection of a mandibular molar [6,17].…”