They were not wounds from infection but rather from tissue death or necrosis. Initially, our clinic patients found that if they changed dope "stamps"—something like a brand in the unregulated ...

Mental status changes. Absence of Clostridium in blood and wound cultures. Focal necrosis, microvascular thrombosis, and leukocytes in the debrided tissue exam. Anne Fink, BSN, RN, is a Nurse in ...

The "flesh-eating bacterium" can infect patients through wounds on the hands and feet, causing rapid necrosis and multiple organ failure. Death can occur within a few dozen hours of its onset ...