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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Edzel Lorraine Co, D.M.D., M.D.


Overview

Ischemic gangrene can be medically treated with angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, beta-blockers, and antiplatelet drugs such as aspirin and clopidogrel. Wet gangrene and gas gangrene are treated with antibiotics which should cover microorganisms detected in culture of the specimen with gangrene. [1]

Medical Therapy


Table 1. Antibiotic Treatment for Microorganisms Found in Gangrene.
Microorganism Treatment
Group A ''Streptococcus'' Penicillin plus clindamycin.
''Clostridium'' Penicillin plus clindamycin. ''Aeromonas hydrophila'' trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX), second and third-generation cephalosporins, fluoroquinolones,carbapenems, tetracyclines, aminoglycosides and chloramphenicol. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

References

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