An international research team led by the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI) has discovered a new strategy used by ...

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 ...

If the infection does not begin to respond to hydration and IV antibiotics after 48 hours, surgical incision and drainage of the salivary gland may be necessary to control the infection. If salivary ...

Review question We reviewed the evidence about whether antiseptics are safe and effective for treating burn wounds. Background Burn wounds cause many injuries and deaths worldwide. People with burn ...

Stephen Kirkby; Kimberly Novak; Karen McCoy Disclosures Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2009;7 (8):967-980.

Discover how antibiotic resistance is transforming routine infections into deadly threats. Learn the shocking truth about 10 ...

Reduced Antibiotic Use and Costs: The MolecuLight group required antibiotics for a significantly shorter duration (22 days vs. 29.5 days), leading to nearly two-thirds lower antibiotic costs ($573 ...

If there’s one thing I’ve learned through discussing wound care with my patients over the years, it’s that some of the ...

Babies and small children are prone to middle ear infections, which typically have to be treated with orally administered antibiotics. A new fast-acting topical gel could soon replace such drugs ...

Prolonged wet cough in children may signal bacterial infection requiring antibiotic treatment, study warns by Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors' notes ...