Listeriosis, caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, poses a serious health risk for those indulging in contaminated ...

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Background Epidemiologic studies of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) depend upon accurate case identification. Our objective was to evaluate the positive predictive value (PPV) of ...

These deep-seated infections require prolonged antibiotic treatment, often lasting months, and frequently necessitate surgical intervention to remove infected tissue or hardware.

The reality is a lot less sensational, but no less deadly: Mortality rates from necrotizing soft-tissue infections are as high as 30%, and often aren’t caught until it’s too late.

Skin and soft tissue infection, urinary tract infection, respiratory tract infection, and gastrointestinal infection were some of the most common HAIs that the researchers found in SNFs after ...

Implicit racial bias could play a part in antibiotics prescribed for skin and soft tissue infections, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open.“While emergent data suggest ...

The INSPIRE 3 Skin and Soft Tissue cluster randomized trial included 57,837 adult patients during the 12-month baseline period (Jan. 1, 2019, to Dec. 31, 2019, avoiding COVID-19 related ...

Assessment of risk was based on pre-trial data from more than 420,000 HCA Healthcare patients with abdominal or skin and soft tissue infections.

Assessment of risk was based on pre-trial data from more than 420,000 HCA Healthcare patients with abdominal or skin and soft tissue infections.

The rare flesh-eating condition is known as periorbital necrotizing soft tissue infection (NSTI), and is caused by either polymicrobial infection (type 1) or streptococcus pyogenes and/or ...