While diabetes was associated with higher risk of SSTIs (and higher absolute rates of MRSA), it was not associated with an increased risk of MRSA infection ... blood or skin culture, which found ...

Background: Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs ... We identified demographic risk factors associated with SSTIs and MRSA infection.

“Broken skin barriers” are real. They’re the subject of great interest from " skinfluencers " on TikTok, but they’re also ...

Skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs) are some of the most common infections, usually caused by Gram-positive bacteria and are closely related to ageing and obesity. Vancomycin and linezolid are the ...

Red light therapy is increasingly viewed as a promising treatment for wrinkles, acne, psoriasis, scars and sun-damaged skin, and as a supportive therapy for some kinds of cancer. But does red light ...

Researchers have analyzed the soft tissue from a fossilized plesiosaur for the first time. The results show that the long-necked marine reptile had both smooth and scaly skin. This was likely so it ...

Once it gets into the body, through wounds or medical tubes, it can cause an infection that could kill someone already weakened by illness. In Britain, it is estimated that MRSA and other ...

With serpentine necks, flippers and a mouth full of needle-sharp teeth, plesiosaurs have captured imaginations since ...

A small team of archaeologists, geologists, paleontologists and climate scientists has found that at least one type of ...