Treatment for streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis is
Correct Answer: Surgical debridement
Description: Streptococcal subcutaneous infections range from cellulitis to necrotizing fasciitis. Necrotizing fasciitis is more commonly caused by mixed aerobic and anaerobic bacterial infections, but some strains(M types 1 and 3 forming pyrogenic exotoxin A) may alone be responsible. These strains have earned the name "flesh-eating bacteria". Though the isolates are penicillin sensitive in vitro, treatment with penicillin may not be effective. Vancomycin is the drug of choice in life-threatening infections. Reference: Textbook of Microbiology; Anathanarayan and paniker's; 10th edition; Page no: 214
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