Jul 23, 2018 | Infection Flesh-eating bacteria: Scary but is it a realistic threat? Necrotizing fasciitis is a serious but rare wound infection that can develop if the patient is unaware of its symptoms.
Jan 03, 2018 | Infection Know the Signs of Infection to get Proper Treatment Fast Knowing the signs of a wound infection is important. A wound infection can negatively impact the healing process. If not treated as quickly as possible, it can...
Oct 28, 2016 | Infection Researchers Destroy Superbugs with New Polymer A new polymer could yield promising defense against drug-resistant bacteria that cause wound infections. Superbugs are one of the most worrisome of all the modern...
Oct 10, 2016 | Infection New Treatment Developed to Help Prevent Skin Infections Doctors in the U.K. have used a special protein to defeat antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains. Superbugs, especially those like MRSA, have been receiving plenty of attention...
Sep 13, 2016 | Infection Study: More OR Personnel Won’t Increase Risk of SSIs The traffic in a standard operating room won’t increase the likelihood of a patient developing a surgical site infection. Even in the U.S., where medical...
Aug 12, 2016 | Infection U.S. Scientists Uncover Insights Into Fungal Infection Maryland researchers are working on a new drug therapy for fungal infection. While most people associate fungal infections with a mostly harmless condition like athlete’s...
Jul 15, 2016 | Infection Doctors Could Use Cancer Drugs to Fight Sepsis Doctors have used a cancer medication to treat sepsis in mice. According to the Mayo Clinic, sepsis is when a bacterial infection makes its way...
Dec 31, 2015 | Infection Physicians Find Saline More Effective in Debriding Open Fractures A new study found that soap was less effective than saline in debriding wounds. Among the many wound types, open fractures present some especially delicate...
Sep 21, 2015 | Infection 3 Signs You Have an Infected Wound Skin irritations are one possible sign of infections. In the wound healing process, one of the primary aims is to avoid infection at all costs. Depending...
