Marijaover 6 years ago
Microbiology
This 47 year old patient was admitted to hospital with a suspected DVT. Within 6 hours, the patients leg is dark, discoloured and has an associated surgical emphysema. A necrotising soft tissue infection is suspected. What is the most likely causative organism? a) Staphylococcus aureus b) Streptococcus viridans c) Streptococcus pyogenes d) Clostridium perfinigens. e) Staphylococcus epidermidis
over 6 years ago
but also the S.pyogenes that cause a skin infection « the myonecrosis »same as perf where we also have the same outcome of gangrene gaz production .
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over 6 years ago
at this point what is done to help him, his legs gotta go right?
