Cellulitis and skin abscesses are both due to bacterial infections. They may develop separately or together, and they need different treatments. Your skin is home to about 1,000 different species of ...

In addition to surgical drainage, does antibiotic therapy improve the overall management of a skin abscess? A randomized trial was carried out in five hospital emergency departments comparing simple ...

Testosterone can potentiate S. aureus quorum sensing independent of auto-inducing peptides, increasing toxin release and host-cell damage, whereas progesterone and estrogen do not show the same effect ...

Necrotizing cellulitis and necrotizing fasciitis are bacterial soft tissue infections that enter through wounds in the skin. Cellulitis is a common infection that occurs when bacteria enter the deeper ...

A News 9 viewer has a spider bite, and says it is red, painful, and starting to drain. Dr. Lacy Anderson has the warning signs that it could be something more severe. A News 9 viewer has a spider bite ...

Boils and cellulitis are distinct skin conditions, but both can occur due to bacterial infections. Doctors may prescribe antibiotics to treat cellulitis, and home remedies, such as a warm compress, to ...

Draining simple skin abscesses in combination with antibiotic treatment is more effective than drainage alone, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers ...

Men are more susceptible than women to skin infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, but the biological basis for ...