Infection Journal Articles

The objective of this study was to provide preliminary evaluation of the efficacy of a novel bioresorbable microfilm matrix (20 µm thick) containing very low amounts of silver (0.16 mg/in²) in preventing SSIs.

This case series evaluates the use of an adjustable, skin-stretching external fixation device and negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) to repair soft tissue defects.

The efficacy of this system was compared with that of other methods of debridement in reducing readmissions due to surgical site infections.

A 79-year-old male presented with a 3-month history of a painless chronic ulcer on the left buttock that was refractory to antibiotic therapy and intralesional corticosteroid.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the presence of infection in venous ulcers after 12 weeks of treatment with autologous platelet-rich plasma and determine global white blood cell counts. 

This article describes the treatment and clinical trajectory of a 37-year-old male patient who was not immunocompromised and presented with a history of minor trauma from a canister and palpable subcutaneous draining nodules in the forearm.

Introduction. Infantile hemangiomas (IHs) are the most common vascular abnormalities in children under 1 year old; most IHs involute spontaneously and do not need intervention unless a complication occurs. Ulceration and secondary infection...

A report of pyoderma gangrenosum, originally misdiagnosed as an infection after a carpal tunnel release, is presented.

Introduction. Delayed wound healing and ulceration in radiated tissue is a surgical challenge. Autologous fat grafting can reverse skin changes secondary to radiation such as fibrosis, scarring, contracture, and pain. Adipose-derived stem...