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Often the only available cure is [[amputation]], which physically removes the source of infection. Understandably this is not the favoured option unless circumstances are particularly dire. | Often the only available cure is [[amputation]], which physically removes the source of infection. Understandably this is not the favoured option unless circumstances are particularly dire. In addition to surgery and antibiotics, [[hyperbaric oxygen therapy]] (HBOT) is used and acts to inhibit the growth of and kill the anaerobic C. perfringens. | ||
In addition to surgery and antibiotics, [[hyperbaric oxygen therapy]] (HBOT) is used and acts to inhibit the growth of and kill the anaerobic C. perfringens. | |||
[[Image:Hemipelvectomy gas gangrene.jpg|thumb|200px|center|[[Hemipelvectomy]] for gas gangrene]] | [[Image:Hemipelvectomy gas gangrene.jpg|thumb|200px|center|[[Hemipelvectomy]] for gas gangrene]] | ||
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[[Category:Bacterial diseases]] | [[Category:Bacterial diseases]] | ||
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Overview
Often the only available cure is amputation, which physically removes the source of infection. Understandably this is not the favoured option unless circumstances are particularly dire. In addition to surgery and antibiotics, hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is used and acts to inhibit the growth of and kill the anaerobic C. perfringens.
