Allergic contact dermatitis associated with topical antimicrobial agents is an increasing problem in the postoperative wound care period. We reviewed the topical antimicrobial agents most commonly ...

While antiseptics incite minor changes in the skin microbiome, topical antibiotics spur an immediate, days-long shift in the bacterial composition of the skin, according to a study published in the ...

A search was conducted to find clinical trials of topical antimicrobials for uSSSI. The MEDLINE database was searched for articles from 1966 through to August 2007 using the subject terms 'topical ...

Mupirocin is a generic prescription medication. It comes as a topical cream and ointment. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved these different forms to treat certain bacterial skin ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Antimicrobial resistance in superficial fungal infections is on the rise. Almost half of prescriptions for ...

Antibiotics may rightly be called wonder drugs, but their use over the last 80 years has come at a price. Through evolutionary mechanisms assisted by overuse and misuse, bacteria develop resistance to ...

Next is superficial pyoderma, which clinicians see most often. Signs include folliculocentric pustules and spreading crusts; hair often becomes trapped in the crust and falls out. Clients often do not ...