[Infections of the hand in a working context]

Hand infections still are a major issue, despite a remarkable decrease in their incidence has been reported due to the increasing in the use of protections in the work environment and a proper professional education. On one hand, medical therapy offered new, revolutionary and powerful devices, on the other one, surgical therapy still is an efficient and unique treatment modality. Therefore, modern therapeutic strategies are based on a combined approach of medicine and surgery. From an exhaustive analysis of the present literature and based on Italian and international long-tradition hospitals' experience, Authors present an extensive discussion about occupational hand infections. It includes a presentation of aethiological agents, anatomo-pathological and medical cases in relation to most suitable medical and surgical therapeutic devices.