A deadly superbug that sometimes claims the lives of more than a million people globally a year may have a nemesis that lives ...

A study sheds light on when and how bacterial strains emerge on facial skin. The findings could lead to new treatments for acne and other conditions, and may also help optimize the timing of such ...

Patients with severe dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, or EB, have skin so fragile, the slightest touch can lead to ...

An increased risk of both invasive and superficial fungal infections was observed among patients who received TNF-α inhibitors for various conditions.

(CNN) — A new type of antibiotic for treatment of urinary tract infections in women could also work against gonorrhea infections, a new study finds. This could put the medication, called ...

After examination, Ava was diagnosed with a staph infection and placed on an IV drip for three days of antibiotic treatment. “It was horrible ... “It had spread all the way back up her thigh, and the ...

Currently, there are promising new topical antibiotics, including mupirocin and retapamulin, seeking indication for bacterial skin infections. These topical antibiotics may have a role in the ...

Sara Keller remembers the concern she felt when patients who were receiving long-term intravenous antibiotic therapy at home for infections after heart valve ... safety procedures of the inpatient ...

Such treatments could be used to treat skin infections caused by MRSA and other bacteria on everything from accidental cuts to surgical wounds, preventing the need for prolonged courses of current ...

Such treatments could be used to treat skin infections caused by MRSA and other bacteria on everything from accidental cuts to surgical wounds, preventing the need for prolonged courses of current ...

difficile infection. The two newly published studies, the INSPIRE Abdominal and Skin ... to align antibiotic prescribing with current Infectious Diseases Society of America treatment recommendations.