Infection Control Today - Skin And Soft Tissue Infections

AgaDerm May be an Alternative to Bacitracin and Neomycin for Treating Skin Infections

It is widely recognized that overuse of antibiotics has played a profound role in the emergence and dissemination of drug-resistant bacteria, and has often been blamed for the spread of these so-called superbugs. In the U.S., virulent strains of methicillin-resistant ...More

December 6, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

Hospitalizations for Children with Flu and Skin Infections Increased in the Last Decade

Influenza increased dramatically as a major cause of hospitalizations for children age 17 and under, climbing from 65th in the ranking of reasons why children go to the hospital to 10th in 2009. Skin infections increased from the 13th most common condition in 2000 to 7th in ...More

August 15, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

Survey Shows Vancomycin Continues to Dominate MRSA Treatment

According to surveyed infectious disease specialists and internists as well as hospital patient-level medical data, Decision Resources and Arlington Medical Resources (AMR) find that vancomycin—which has experienced increasing usage over the past five years—continues to ...More

May 23, 2011

Posted in News

Researchers Examine Epidemiology of MRSA in SSTIs in Suburban Primary Care

Reports from urban medical centers suggest that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become the most common cause of skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs). Risk factors for MRSA have been identified but have not been clinically useful. From May 2006 to ...More

February 14, 2011

Posted in News

Survey Shows One-Third of HCWs Don't Follow Evidence-Based Guidelines for Skin Antisepsis

A survey released today of 1,500 hospital-based healthcare professionals reveals that 33 percent report they do not follow evidence-based guidelines and data for patient skin antisepsis. This finding is especially surprising given that the survey, which was conducted by ...More

November 15, 2010

Posted in News, Hand Hygiene

Vancomycin is the Drug of Choice for Treating Cellulitis

Patients admitted to the hospital for the common bacterial skin infection cellulitis should be treated as a first line of defense with the potent antibiotic drug vancomycin rather than other antibiotics such as penicillin, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study. For some ...More

October 25, 2010

Posted in News

Treatment for S. aureus Skin Infection Works in Mouse Model

Scientists from the National Institutes of Health and University of Chicago have found a promising treatment method that in laboratory mice reduces the severity of skin and soft-tissue damage caused by USA300, the leading cause of community-associated Staphylococcus aureus ...More

August 31, 2010

Posted in News

Non-Antibiotic Anti-infective Successful in Phase 2 Skin Infection Trial

NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announces that its lead product candidate was safe and efficacious against the highly contagious skin infection impetigo in a Phase 2a proof-of-concept clinical trial. ...More

July 21, 2010

Posted in News

Inappropriate Initial Antibiotic Treatment May Extend Stays for Patients with Healthcare-Associated Skin Infections

Patients who acquire skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) in a hospital or other healthcare setting may be more likely to receive inappropriate antibiotic therapy at the beginning of their treatment. As a result, they also may have significantly longer hospital stays to ...More

November 3, 2009

Posted in News

Researchers Demystify Acinetobacter baumannii

Tao Weitao, a researcher in the College of Sciences' Department of Biology at the University of Texas at San Antonio is making great strides in a project that was funded one year ago by the San Antonio Area Foundation. The professor in the South Texas Center for Emerging ...More

August 17, 2009

Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization, PPE & Standard Precautions

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