infections
Gas Gangrene
Treatment of Gas Gangrene
Antibiotics Surgery to remove all dead and infected tissue If gas gangrene is suspected, treatment must begin immediately. High doses of antibiotics, typically penicillin andclindamycin, are given. All dead and infected tissue is removed surgically. In severe cases, amputation may rarely be necessary. Treatment in a high-pressure oxygen (hyperbaric oxygen) chamber may also be helpful, but such chambers are not always readily available. 