Dermatology News

An increase in leishmaniasis cases among travelers, immigrants and soldiers in the United States prompted the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene to develop new evidence-based recommendations.

Researchers discovered that red squirrels living in the United Kingdom and Ireland carry leprosy bacteria, but say there is little risk of transmission to humans.

NEW ORLEANS — Melinta Therapeutics announced this week that it has submitted two New Drug Applications, or NDAs, to the FDA for the approval of IV and oral Baxdela for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections, or ABSSSIs.

The body is shared by a complex community of symbiotic bacteria, archaea, fungi and viruses. Although trillions of these microbes are housed in multiple body sites, including the gastrointestinal tract, urogenital tract, oral cavity and skin, their full impact on pathogenic infection and other areas of clinical health remained undefined for decades.

Sixteen cases of hand-foot-and-mouth disease have been reported to Florida State University Health Services since Sept. 9, and more unreported cases are suspected within the student body and surrounding community, according to department staff.

Aerosol transmission between close asymptomatic contacts appears to be a key route of transmission for Mycobacterium leprae, and it likely contributes to its persistence within many affected countries, according to recently published data.

A recently published investigation has identified a cluster of Guinean patients with dapsone-resistant Mycobacterium leprae, as well as a single case demonstrating rifampicin resistance.

Mohs micrographic surgery may be a useful treatment for Merkel cell carcinoma, according to recently published study results.

THOROFARE, N.J. —In the Journals Plus, a time-saving feature that provides busy physicians with summaries of the top articles from leading journals in medicine, has launched on Healio.com.

There were no major differences in the rates of postoperative surgical site infection in outpatient cutaneous surgical procedures performed with sterile gloves vs. nonsterile gloves, according to study results recently published in JAMA Dermatology.