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Originally Posted by Hand
It seems to have struck again. link
I am medically incompetent (notice my ignorant misuse of bacteria/virus earlier in the thread) so I cant even begin to speculate as to what this stuff really is; is it a normal occurrence and only being reported for lack of less sensational material, are these people picking up some sort of staph (<- medically ignorant disclaimer) infection and its being misreported? |
All the medical information is being reported by the man's son - not a reliable medical resource if you ask me.
Sounds like they guy got a cut on his leg, didn't clean/bandage it and is now having problems. He was admitted three days after the initial wound and transferred a week later to a larger medical facility. Necrotizing fasciitis, when it occurs, is a surgical emergency - 2+ weeks of medical therapy and reports that the man is stable but the infection can't be cleared without surgery doesn't fit with the reported diagnosis according to the son.
Side note/rant: Nectotizing fasciitis is a disease process caused by bacteria - not a bacteria itself. Also - staph and strep are different bacteria - strep is more associated with necrotizing fasciitis and staph is more associated with skin abscesses, although these associations are not absolute.
There's no way to tell what is really going on based upon the excellence of the reporting. 
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