Antimicrobial ointments containing neomycin, polymyxin B and bacitracin have been used since the 1950s as a prescription product to prevent superficial wound infections and have been made ...

A trial supported by Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit explores methods to reduce post-operative surgical site infections.

Antimicrobial resistance is yet another catastrophic legacy of war, threatening human health and security for generations to ...

However, the exact proportion of acquisition in the operating theater versus during postoperative wound care or secondary infection, and the proportion of endogenous versus exogenous origin in the ...

Dr. David Perlin, one of the world's top experts on fungi, spoke exclusively to the Record about a new variant of the infection ...

New dual-sensor bandage technology combines bacterial detection with automated pH monitoring to provide more accurate wound ...

To break this link, be conscious of others and prevent microbes from infecting the environment. When sneezing or coughing, ...

Pressure sores, wounds, and burns can also become infected. Places where infection occurs and their signs include: Test results can help them decide which types of antibiotics will work best to ...

And when you’re bitten by a cat, the pin-size wound tends to seal up quickly, trapping the bacteria and making the tissue ...

Key considerations in breast implant removal surgery include infection risk, tissue damage, pocket contamination, proper ...

And when you’re bitten by a cat, the pin-size wound tends to seal up quickly, trapping the bacteria and making the tissue beneath the skin a “fertile” ground for infection, Gaillard said.