Chronic wounds affect millions of people worldwide. These are cuts, burns, scrapes, or surgical wounds that don’t heal within ...

The bacteria staphylococcus aureus (staph) always exists on the skin’s surface, but can create problems when it enters the body through a cut or wound. Fungal infections like Malassezia ... system can ...

A spate of fishermen presenting to a small regional Queensland hospital in agony with gaping wounds sparked an investigation into the spread of a deadly infection.

Natural antibiotics such as medical honey and echinacea may help to fight bacterial infection because they contain antimicrobial properties. The use of natural antibiotics is evidence-based in some ...

Honey, an age-old elixir for medical uses, may actually be a modern-day remedy for wound healing. Honey may prove an important alternative as infections become more resistant to antibiotics. Studies ...

WOUND infection has become one of the most difficult ... the hospital population have been observed repeatedly, 2,3 and alleged by some to be penalties of indiscriminate use of antibiotics ...

Scientists created flower-shaped nanomaterials from copper and tannic acid that can kill bacteria, reduce biofilm formation, and neutralize harmful free radicals—key challenges in wound healing. These ...

Median sternotomy as access for cardiothoracic procedures was first reported by Milton in 1897 1 and became the standard incision for cardiac surgery in the following century. Subsequently, sternal ...

My wound healed after two follow-up appointments and three weeks of antibiotics. Because I have an autoimmune disorder and take a biologic medication that weakens my immune system, Gaillard said I ...

Signs of wound infection include pus, spreading redness, increased pain or swelling, and fever; A break in the skin (a wound) shows signs of infection; ... Antibiotic Ointment: Use an antibiotic ...

A necrotizing soft tissue infection is a serious, life-threatening condition. It can destroy skin, muscle, and other soft tissues. A wound infection that is very painful, hot, draining a gray liquid, ...

The patch has yet to be tested on humans, but it reduced S. epidermidis on a pig’s skin sample by nearly 90 percent compared to a control. Even without skin damage, S. epidermidis infections are ...