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 ...

S. aureus infections tend to cluster in households, she noted, pointing to the home as a potentially potent reservoir that ...

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.

South Beloit High School is notifying families after cases of a highly contagious skin infection were detected in several ...