A deadly superbug that sometimes claims the lives of more than a million people globally a year may have a nemesis that lives ...

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 ...

Treatment with JAK inhibitors was associated with a greater risk of infections compared with biologic therapies in patients with atopic dermatitis.

This is typically caused by a bacterial infection. A skin abscess may appear on any ... and can spread to the surrounding tissue carbuncles, which are clusters of furuncles In rare cases, an ...

Nursing homes are facing persistent hurdles when working to implement adequate infection control practices, a new study has ...

The CDC marked a major uptick in group A strep cases in 10 U.S. states from 2013 to 2022. Here's what to know about risk of ...

"Necrotising fasciitis can occur anywhere skin or tissue is breached, including genitalia. "It's an extremely aggressive infection that can advance to a life-threatening situation in 24-48 hours.

A new study has found that a group of diabetes drugs called SGLT2 inhibitors may increase the risk of a rare but dangerous ...

Your provider may need to drain the wound, cut away infected tissue, or prescribe antibiotics ... can raise your risk of bacterial or fungal skin infections,” Routhenstein says.