Dermatology News

DENVER — Clindamycin and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole were similar in efficacy for primary treatment of uncomplicated skin and soft tissue infections, researchers reported during the 2013 Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

DENVER — A single-dose of investigational oritavancin had similar efficacy compared with 7 to 10 days of use of vancomycin, researchers reported here at the 2013 Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

DENVER — A 6-day course of once-daily tedizolid had similar efficacy compared with linezolid every 12 hours for 10 days for the treatment of patients with acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections, according to findings presented at the 2013 Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

Substantially greater fungal diversity was found on three foot sites compared with other body regions of healthy adults, establishing this area for future research into the relationship between fungi and disease pathogenesis, according to recent study results.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Visits of a dermatologic nature constituted 3.5% of all emergency department traffic during a 1-year period in Alberta, Canada, according to a poster session held at the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Coxsackievirus A6, an emerging enterovirus strain associated with severe hand-foot-and-mouth disease, displayed features that were atypical of the skin disorder but mimicked other childhood dermatologic conditions, according to research presented at the American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting.

Tedizolid phosphate was noninferior to linezolid for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections, researchers reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

SAN FRANCISCO — Proper compliance with a prophylactic regimen of valacyclovir may prevent spread of herpes gladiatorum among wrestlers participating in summer camps, according to findings presented here.

Nearly 85% of patients hospitalized with other conditions desired treatment for dermatoses, including dry skin and warts, according to findings presented at the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting.

Half of a cohort of patients with onychomycosis demonstrated improvement after treatment with a 2% miconazole nitrate formulation, according to findings presented at the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting.