A patient experiences a rapidly progressing cellulitis and necrotising fasciitis with gas production in tissues. Which organism is most commonly impli...

Question

A patient experiences a rapidly progressing cellulitis and necrotising fasciitis with gas production in tissues. Which organism is most commonly implicated in gas gangrene?

Accepted Answer

Clostridium perfringens

Answer

Staphylococcus aureus

Answer

Streptococcus pyogenes

Answer

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Answer

Escherichia coli

Necrotising fasciitis — UKMLA MCQ

A patient experiences a rapidly progressing cellulitis and necrotising fasciitis with gas production in tissues. Which organism is most commonly implicated in gas gangrene?