title: Necrotizing fasciitis.
abstract: Ten cases of necrotizing fasciitis are reviewed. Three patients died but only two of these deaths were due to uncontrolled septicaemia. All isolated organisms were sensitive to a combination of piperacillin and ampicillin which we now regard as the initial antibiotic combination of choice. Prompt and aggressive surgical debridement remains the cornerstone of management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Amiri Teaching Hospital, Kuwait.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Asfar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baraka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Juma
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ma'Rafie
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aladeen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: al Sayer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003646:Debridement; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D010878:Piperacillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000667:Ampicillin; D010878:Piperacillin