Uncomplicated skin infections account for almost 200 million physician-office visits in the USA annually. Treating these infections is estimated to cost in excess of US$350 million each year.

Cellulitis treatment typically includes taking oral or IV antibiotics and keeping the area clean. This skin infection causes redness, pain, and swelling. Cellulitis is usually easy for a ...

The Phase II trial saw Recce 327 achieving all primary and secondary endpoints as the company looks to launch a Phase III ...

Two papers in November 22 Nature and November 5 Nature Immunology show that cathelicidin and dermicin are antimicrobial proteins that enhance the protective response of the skin to a bacterial ...

Cellulitis is a potentially serious skin infection ... Your doctor will give you antibiotics to treat an infection if your preauricular pit has a smelly discharge or other symptoms of infection.

Background: Hospitalizations for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infection (ABSSSI) in children are increasingly frequent, but little is known about antibiotic utilization. In adults ...

Antibiotics and abscess drainage are effective treatments ... a doctor inserts a needle or catheter through the skin of the abdomen to drain fluid from the pyogenic liver abscess.