Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a life-threatening bacterial ... Treatment may involve the administration of several broad-spectrum antibiotics, surgical debridement, and skin grafting.

Nursing interventions involve recognizing those patients at risk, reporting these suspicions to the health care provider, monitoring patient vital signs and laboratory values, providing frequent ...

For necrotizing fasciitis and toxic shock syndrome, you might need surgery along with antibiotics to remove infected skin or tissue to prevent the spread. Wash your hands often with soap and water.

Most of the time, you can avoid complications if you get treated and follow your doctor’s instructions on how often and how long to take antibiotics ... for this is necrotizing fasciitis ...

The most common way people swimming inland get sick is by swallowing the water. How much you consume matters: “If you swallow ...

The ominous strings of the Jaws theme may give you chills, but public health officials warn of a bigger beach threat: Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria in warm coastal waters.

The proclamations declare May 31 as "Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Day" and May as "National Tennis Month" in San Joaquin County. "Our son is a survivor of necrotizing fasciitis. The disease is ...