In addition to surgical drainage, does antibiotic therapy improve the overall management of a skin abscess? A randomized trial was carried out in five hospital emergency departments comparing simple ...

Draining simple skin abscesses in combination with antibiotic treatment is more effective than drainage alone, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers ...

There are a number of infections, ranging from mild to life-threatening, that can occur when certain bacteria invade the skin ...

Leaving a belly button infection untreated can lead to more serious complications, including sepsis, a life-threatening blood ...

Outpatients with uncomplicated skin infections who took clindamycin or a trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole combination (TMP-SMX) experienced similar benefits and risks, leading the research team to ...

You can't pass eczema to another person, but the condition can lead to open sores that are gateways for infectious bacteria like staph or impetigo.

Background. Lack of receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) ameliorates several infections including Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia. We sought to investigate the role of RAGE in ...