Those with open wounds and active infections should avoid bodies of water, especially swimming pools and hot tubs. The CDC notes that necrotizing fasciitis is rarely spread from person to person.

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 ...

Unbeknownst to the University of West Georgia grad student, she had contracted necrotizing fasciitis, an aggressive flesh-eating bacterial infection. Her arms and legs were amputated as a life ...

Researchers discovered that targeting S. pyogenes metabolism with a pyruvate dehydrogenase inhibitor reduces tissue damage ...

Necrotizing fasciitis can lead to sepsis, shock, and organ failure and even with treatment, up to one in three people sickened by it die from the infection, according to the CDC.

A new study reveals a novel approach to mitigating tissue damage caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, the flesh-eating bacterium responsible for severe infections such as necrotizing fasciitis. The ...

Although rare, Jardiance may be linked with a severe bacterial infection: necrotizing fasciitis of the perineum. The perineum is the area between and around your anus and genitals. In males,* it ...

An EF-5 tornado touched down in Joplin in 2011, infecting a number of residents with a deadly fungus that put 12 people in ...

In only 1 case was the pyramidal, necrotizing character of the renal infection suspected prior to death, although in many cases, chiefly in the more protracted ones, the obvious urinary-tract ...

Aseptic technique is critical when providing wound care to combat the increased infection risk while these patients are immunocompromised. Accurate assessment and documentation describing the ...

A new study published in Nature Communications reveals a novel approach to mitigating tissue damage caused by Streptococcus ...