Health experts say respiratory illnesses, chronic wounds and swelling ... a bacterial infection that invades the skin and tissue underneath. It’s typically caused by an abrasion of the skin ...

Dan Milburn, left, with his wife, Roseanne Milburn, who's facing an amputation after a post-operative infection was left to fester and the wound wasn't stitched up. (Dan Milburn/Submitted ...

In late November, a surgeon at Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre ... under the knife for another infection, but due to the long delay in stitching up the wound, she said she was told her ...