An integrated strategy combining prolonged personal and environmental decolonization is effective in reducing recurrent ...

A healthy 17-year-old is referred by his pediatrician for evaluation of recurrent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) soft tissue infections. He was well until approximately 6 months ...

ATLANTA -- A combined intervention against recurrent Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) that included both personal periodic decolonization and home environmental hygiene ...

Elephantiasis nostras is a rare cutaneous response to chronic secondary, nonfilarial lymphedema. Our patient had elephantiasis nostras verrucosa (ENV), a hard subtype that can occasionally coexist ...

Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa (ENV) is a rare, disfiguring sequelae of secondary chronic lymphedema, predisposing the patient to recurrent skin infections and resulting in cobblestone-like, ...

Frequent infections are often attributed to low immunity or seasonal changes. Water quality, though, is another factor that ...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a serious bacterial infection that is resistant to most antibiotic treatments. Healing is possible but severe infections may become chronic or ...

Eczema is a chronic skin condition affecting millions of people. The severity of the condition varies from person to person. Eczema flare-ups leave your skin more prone to infection. Learn how you can ...

An international team of scientists, led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has discovered a new ...

You are asked to see a 14-year-old girl for recurrent, draining sores in the bilateral groin areas for over a year. She did not want to tell her parents, fearing what they might think, even though she ...