Anaerobic infections.
An increased awareness of the importance of anaerobic organisms in human infections and improvements in culture techniques are probably responsible for the apparent increasing incidence of anaerobic infections. Clostridial infections are medical emergencies. Prevention is the first step in treatment, and close adherence to the well-established prinicples of trauma surgery with thorough débridement of all devitalized and necrotic tissue is of paramount importance.
D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D001906:Botulism; D002481:Cellulitis; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D005738:Gas Gangrene; D006801:Humans; D013290:Streptococcal Infections; D013742:Tetanus / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D014946:Wound Infection