Four people have died and 7 others have been sickened amid a rise in cases of Vibrio vulnificus, flesh-eating bacteria that ...

Patients with necrotizing fasciitis had an overall mortality rate of 47.7%. However, mortality in patients with superimposed zygomycosis rises to 80%. 34 So an early diagnosis and management is ...

Flesh-eating bacteria" is as scary as it sounds — a serious infection that spreads quickly in the body and can result in the loss of limbs and even death.

Although talk of necrotizing soft tissue infections — often referred to as necrotizing fasciitis — is rampant in the media, the incidence rates are low. However, researchers stress that ...

Florida officials warn about Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria found in warm water that has caused four deaths this ...

Florida is grappling with a surge in Vibrio vulnificus infections, a dangerous flesh-eating bacteria, resulting in four ...

Patients with renal or pulmonary dysfunction may be at increased risk for acid base imbalances. ... Cite this: Necrotizing Fasciitis: Pathophysiology and Treatment - Medscape - Oct 01, 2002.

Necrotizing fasciitis, ... Crew said he has successfully treated several other patients with necrotizing fasciitis using NeutroPhase – even avoiding surgery, in some cases.

Necrotizing fasciitis is a skin infection caused by rare bacteria that enters the body through a break in the skin. ... It can cause a nasty cellulitis in a small group of patients,” Morris said.

A patient's leg being bandaged in bed. In a rare case, a man with necrotizing fasciitis had the infection spread from one leg to the other over the course of several days.

Bobby Vaughn is a landscaper who contracted the flesh-eating bacteria on May 4. WGCL (CBS News) - A third case of flesh-eating bacterial infection necrotizing fasciitis has come to light.

Necrotizing fasciitis is not all that common. There are roughly 700 to 1,100 cases each year in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.