Best treatment for gas gangrene: (A) Surgical debridement, (B) Debridement with tetanus toxin, (C) Debridement with iv penicillin, (D) Debridement with polyvalent antitoxin
Answer is C. "High-dose penicillin G and clindamycin, along with third-generation cephalosporins, should be given intravenously until the patient's toxicity abates. The mainstay of management is early surgical excision of the necrotic tissue " Bailey and love 26th edition Pg 430