A new meta-analysis found evidence that vancomycin may not prevent surgical site infections after spine surgery.

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Dr. Greg Vigna Hospitals must provide surgical flap closure for Stage III/IV bedsores to prevent severe complications, as discharging pat ...

The diminishing number of effective antibiotics also increases the risk of many medical procedures including surgery, chemotherapy, and organ transplants. When first-line antibiotics can no longer be ...

Grandmother Sue Wheatley was rinsing out a tin of crab meat when she cut her finger on the lid. She put a plaster on it - and ...

ETF89, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The ability of Matabele ants to treat wounds within their community points to a highly developed social structure. This cooperative behavior, aimed at caring ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A dentist and her former New Haven practices have agreed to pay more than $600,000 to resolve ...

A search was conducted to find clinical trials of topical antimicrobials for uSSSI. The MEDLINE database was searched for articles from 1966 through to August 2007 using the subject terms 'topical ...

Owing to the lack of routine culture and susceptibility testing over the past 20 years, marked changes in both the causative pathogens in skin and soft tissue infections have gone unnoticed ...

Dr. Greg Vigna Hospitals are responsible for treating Stage IV bedsores, including surgery and medical optimization, as improper discharg ...