Wound Infection

Risk Factors for Bone Infection in Diabetic Wounds Identified by Northcoast Footcare Facebook

Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:06pm Individuals with diabetes have a greater risk for developing open wounds (ulcers) due to reduced sensation and circulation. Diabetic ulcers can become infected and severe infection may reach the bone. The medical term for bone infection is osteomyelitis. Osteomyelitis associated with diabetic wounds worsens the chances of recovery. Treatment of bone Read on »

Proper wound cleaning key to treating MRSA infections in children by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted Sun 06 Mar 2011 12:00am investigator Aaron Chen, M.D., an emergency physician at Hopkins Children’s. “The better news might be that good low-tech wound care, cleaning, draining and keeping the infected area clean, is what truly makes the difference between rapid healing and persistent infection.” Chen says that proper wound care has always been the cornerstone of skin infection Read on »

Wound V.A.C Medical Device Helps Wounds Heal After Cancer Surgery by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Fri 21 Nov 2008 3:00pm

1 Comment peritonei (PMP), Bayless was left with a 13-inch incision wound reaching from his bladder to his breastbone. Then, he suffered a wound infection that required his entire incision... with a plastic tape-like sheet. A pump applies negative pressure to the wound, removing fluids and other materials that might enable infection to progress. It maintains optimum moisture Read on »

FDA Safety Communication: UPDATE on Serious Complications Associated with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Systems by FDA Posted Thu 24 Feb 2011 12:00am . Wound infection occurred in more than half of these additional cases, the majority of which were related to the retention of dressing pieces in the wounds. These patients... adverse events, and was reported in 12 patients, including three of the additional death reports. Bleeding occurred in patients who had blood vessel grafts, wound infection, those Read on »

Don't ignore minor wounds by yam Posted Sat 02 Jan 2010 12:00am Do not take for granted small wounds or scratch you incurred from an accidental firecracker and fireworks explosion. Innocent looking wounds can cause tetanus infection.... The incubation period of tetanus could be as short as one day to usually five to 21 days. But there is the so-called delayed setting of infection. These are wound that were not treated Read on »

Tracking outbreaks of unusual breast augmentation infections by Dr. Robert O. Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 18 Jun 2009 1:03am An interesting study of microbial forensics was published about surgical wound infections caused by an unusual and rapidly growing mycobacterium (seen at right) developed... strains of mycobacterium were grown from the infected wounds of the patients; from the eyebrows, hair, face, nose, ears, and groin of this particular surgeon. What's also Read on »

Marine and Saltwater Infections by Dr. Erik McLaughlin Medical Doctor

Posted Sat 13 Jun 2009 12:28am of wounds, working in Greece, over the summer. My interest in these types of unique infections started in med school, treating oil rig workers from the Gulf of Mexico with some... out for but Vibrio parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus are common. Staph and Strep are frequently seen pathogens, cultured from saltwater infected wounds. Infection Read on »

An infection or not an infection? by Neo-Conduit Patient Expert

Posted Fri 08 May 2009 11:39pm The reports below in my last post also differ with the infection status. In the first report it states erythematous discharge, no infection mentioned. The Amended report States: A superficial distal wound infection(picture seen left). Not a biggie just a pattern. I only started actually looking at these reports after things started to go wrong. I Read on »

Silver in Tiny Doses Kills Bacteria, Helps Wounds Heal by SimpleSolution2HealthyAgain Posted Sun 04 Apr 2010 10:46am is effective against potentially serious wound infections. Second, diabetes has reached epidemic proportions both in the US and around the world, and wound healing is a particular... wounds heal. Another potentially life-changing application for the new silver treatment: treating or preventing burn victims' skin infections while allowing damaged skin to heal Read on »

Tetanus, wounds and the wilderness by Dr. Erik McLaughlin Medical Doctor

Posted Sat 13 Jun 2009 12:28am that wounds contaminated with soil or feces are at high risk of tetanus infection. The term “tetanus prone wound” is used to describe any break in the skin that is heavily contaminated...-vaccinated in the last ten years and didn’t think the wound was dirty or likely to get infected. Now think about how many cuts, scrapes or gouges you get while outdoors biking, running Read on »

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