TREATMENT OF ANAEROBIC SOFT – TISSUE INFECTIONS

Abstract

The treatment of anaerobic infection needs to be prompt and appropriate in order to ensure recovery. Management includes the use of hyperbaric oxygen, surgical methods and antimicrobial therapy. In the past five years, newer agents effective against anaerobic organisms were introduced. However antibiotic resistance is increasingly common against anaerobic bacteria. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is often combined with antibiotic therapy for soft-tissue infections. The purpose of this paper was to accent treatment of anaerobic softtissue infections and new approaches.

Keywords

• Anaerobic infection,Antimicrobial therapy,Hyperbaric oxygen

ANAEROBİK YUMUŞAK DOKU İNFEKSİYONLARININ TEDAVİSİ

Abstract

Anaerobik infeksiyonların tedavisi hızlı ve uygun olmalıdır. Tedavi yaklaşımı hiperbarik oksijen, cerrahi ve antimikrobiyal tedaviyi içerir. Son beş yıl içerisinde anaerobik infeksiyonlara etkili yeni ajanlar kullanıma sunulmuştur. Bununla birlikte anaerobik organizmalara karşı antibiyotik direnci gittikçe artmaktadır. Yumuşak doku infeksiyonlarında hiperbarik oksijen tedavisi sıklıkla antibiyotik tedavisi ile birlikte kullanılmaktadır. Bu makaledeki amacımız anaerobik yumuşak doku infeksiyonlarında yeni tedavi yaklaşımlarını vurgulamaktır.

Keywords

• Anaerobik infeksiyonlar,Antimikrobiyal tedavi,Hiperbarik oksijen tedavisi

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