Wound Management News

Cosmetic skin condition treatments involving lasers, light and energy increased nearly 34% between 2012 and 2013, according to results of an American Society for Dermatologic Surgery survey of its members.

Data from multiple studies released during the 2014 European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases demonstrate the in vitro potency of telavancin and its efficacy in patients with complicated skin and skin structure infections, including MRSA.

The FDA Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee has voted unanimously that dalbavancin has demonstrated substantial effectiveness and safety for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections caused by certain gram-positive organisms, including staphylococci and streptococci.

The FDA’s Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee voted unanimously that there is substantial evidence that tedizolid is safe and effective for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections caused by several organisms, including MRSA.

A combination of personal hygiene and education measures, including weekly chlorhexidine bathing, did not prevent MRSA skin and soft tissue infections among high-risk military trainees, according to researchers from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.

DENVER — Advanced melanoma staging with updates on future therapies, the latest acne treatments, and laser and botulinum toxin A treatments for wounded warrior traumatic injuries are highlights of the American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting beginning today.

Skin abscesses have become increasingly common, particularly in association with MRSA infection, and despite new therapeutic options, the success rate is highly variable, according to a recent review in The New England Journal of Medicine.

NEW ORLEANS – Repeat skin antisepsis performed after surgical draping but before incise draping reduces the incidence of surgical site infection in patients who undergo total joint replacement, according to results of a study presented here.

Researchers in China used a combination of subcutaneously expanded skin and bone marrow mononuclear stem cell transplantation to create larger skin flaps to repair full facial skin defects in a recent study.

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease and pyoderma gangrenosum or erythema nodosum displayed distinct clinical and genetic characteristics that may indicate shared etiologies in a recent study.