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Except in cases where the infection has
been allowed to spread through the blood stream, prognosis is
generally favorable. Anaerobic wound infection can progress quickly
from initial injury to gas gangrene within one to two days, and the
spread of the infection in the blood stream is associated with a
20–25% mortality rate. If recognized and treated early, however,
approximately 80% of those with gas gangrene survive, and only
15–20% require any form of amputation. Unfortunately, the individual
with dry gangrene most often has multiple other health problems that
complicate recovery, and it is usually those other system failures
that can prove fatal. |
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