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

If you have a minor or a more serious open wound, it is important to take quick action. According to experts, letting the ...

Antibiotics and surgery are the two main treatment options for staph infections. Which antibiotic your doctor prescribes depends on the type of infection you have, how severe it is, whether you ...

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

Almost all such wounds contain bacteria, which—if not detected and removed—can lead to severe infection and resulting complications, including amputation if a limb is involved.

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

The Department of Defense wants U.S. researchers to study antibiotic-resistant wounds in Ukraine to help improve the country’s medical care and prepare U.S. troops and medical personnel to ...

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

If you're in good health and your infection is simple, antibiotics can usually clear up Pseudomonas aeruginosa. But severe cases can be resistant to treatment and lead to serious, and sometimes ...

Each year in the United States, Enterococci are the culprit for 110,000 urinary tract infections (UTIs), 40,000 wound infections, 25,000 cases of bacteremia, and 1,100 cases of endocarditis. Most ...

It’s useful to remember that before antibiotics were discovered in the early 20th century, most people were successfully cured of infections with wound care and supportive measures.

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 ...