Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a life-threatening bacterial infection causing necrosis of the fascia, underlying skin, and vasculature. NF spreads rapidly, making immediate diagnosis important for ...

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 ...

Background: Early recognition and treatment are important factors that can help improve survival following necrotizing fasciitis. However, early recognition is complicated by the difficulty in ...

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 ...

Health officials recorded multiple wound infections from 2023 to 2024, including necrotizing fasciitis in swimmers with cuts. In 2024, the state recorded 82 cases and 19 deaths. In Tampa Bay at Ben T.

Two rare, but severe types of invasive group A strep infections include: Necrotizing fasciitis. You may have heard of a condition called “flesh-eating bacteria.” The infection destroys muscle ...

The formal name for this is necrotizing fasciitis, and you may hear it called the “flesh-eating disease.” It’s life threatening, but strep throat very rarely leads to this condition -- less ...

Meanwhile, global warming has caused a spike in “flesh-eating disease,” more formally known as necrotizing fasciitis. It’s caused by bacteria in saltwater or brackish water and eats away at ...

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 ...