Guidelines
Skin & Soft Tissue Infection

Skin & Soft Tissue Infection

Skin & Soft Tissue Infection

Features that suggest a necrotizing process:

  • Pain out of proportion to clinical findings
  • Rapid progression
  • Gas in tissues/crepitus (on exam or imaging)
  • Overlying Tissue Necrosis
  • Reduced sensation over affected area
  • Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock

MRSA colonization rate is high among Indigenous populations in Newfoundland and Labrador, and empiric MRSA treatment for skin and soft tissue infections should be considered.