Necrotizing Skin and Soft Tissue Infection (NSSTI)

Specific Therapies to Know

Infection Antimicrobial Regimen
Clostridium perfringens penicillin + clindamycin
Vibrio vulnificus ceftazidime + doxycycline
Aeromonas hydrophila ciprofloxacin + doxycycline
Empiric NSSTI coverage vancomycin/daptomycin/linezolid + pip-tazo; carbapenem; ceftriaxone + metronidazole; fluoroquinolone + metronidazole