April 13, 2010 — Updated diagnostic and treatment strategies for immunocompetent patients with skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs), especially community-acquired methicillin-resistant ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Creech, a pediatric infectious disease physician at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee, and ...

Almost 80% of patients with uncomplicated skin and soft tissue infections received antibiotics for longer than the recommended treatment duration. Nearly 45% of patients remained on extended-spectrum ...

Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is a growing problem, with a growing role in skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs). Reviewing how antibiotics perform for ...

Results presented here showed negative pressure wound therapy is a safe adjunct for soft tissue sarcoma treated with ...

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered a previously unrecognized mechanism by which Staphylococcus aureus—one of the ...

Necrotizing soft tissue infections are rare but are associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. The use of bedside or intraoperative frozen sections has been reported to be associated with ...

Rapid diagnosis is crucial in bacterial soft tissue infections to reduce the risk of severe injury or amputation. Vague symptoms and a heterogeneous patient group increase the risk of misdiagnosis.

A recent study has concluded that an electronic nose (eNose) can be used to identify the most common bacteria causing soft tissue infections. A recent study conducted at the University of Tampere, ...