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Global Alliance for Infections in Surgery — Necrotizing soft-tissue infections survival guide in adult patients: A position statement by the Global Alliance for Infections in Surgery.

Global Alliance for Infections in Surgery, 2026

Urgent diagnosis, operative debridement, active antibiotics and hemodynamic support with multidisciplinary reconstruction/rehabilitation planning. Expert position statement; source control must not be delayed for adjuncts.

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Disease Reference

Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections (NSTI)

A surgical source-control emergency: recognize rapidly progressive deep infection, involve surgery immediately, start broad antimicrobials, resuscitate shock, and re-explore until source control is complete.

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