Choose One False Statement About the Treatment of Clostridial Myonecrosis

Choose one False statement about the treatment of clostridial myonecrosis.

A) Placing a person with gangrene in a hyperbaric chamber always eliminates the need for debridement and/or amputation.
B) High doses of antibiotics, often a combination of penicillin and clindamycin, are given to help stop bacterial growth and toxin production.
C) Prompt debridement of all dead and infected tissues is essential; in some cases amputation is also necessary.
D) Antibiotic treatment of clostridial myonecrosis is challenging because antibiotics do not diffuse well into necrotic tissue.
E) Antibiotic treatment of clostridial myonecrosis stops bacterial growth but has no impact on any toxin already produced by the causative agent.  

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