Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy – Application in the Treatment of Infectious Diseases: A Microbiologist’s and Epidemiologist’s Perspective

Agnieszka Woźniak-Kosek

doi:10.2478/phr-2026-0017

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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy – Application in the Treatment of Infectious Diseases: A Microbiologist’s and Epidemiologist’s Perspective

Polish Hyperbaric Research

Volume 96 (2026): Issue 3 (September 2026)

By: Agnieszka Woźniak-Kosek

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Abstract

Hyperbaric medicine is currently a dynamically developing medical discipline. This paper presents the possibilities of applying oxygen therapy in various infectious diseases, as well as in thermal burns, Fournier’s gangrene and diabetic foot syndrome, among others. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) constitutes the primary form of treatment in some disease entities, and in the case of infectious diseases it is useful as adjunctive or alternative therapy.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2026-0017 | Journal eISSN: 2084-0535 | Journal ISSN: 1734-7009

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Language: English

Page range: 105 - 116

Submitted on: Mar 17, 2026

Accepted on: Mar 26, 2026

Published online: Oct 13, 2026

Published in print: Sep 1, 2026

Published by: Polish Hyperbaric Medicine and Technology Society

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

bacterial infections,

oxygen therapy,Lyme disease,

antibiotic resistance

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