Draining simple skin abscesses in combination with antibiotic treatment is more effective than drainage alone, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers ...

A skin abscess or boil is a bump on or below the skin’s surface. It may look like a pimple but larger and deeper under the skin. Abscesses usually contain pus or clear fluid and can appear anywhere on ...

A skin abscess is a bump within or below the skin’s surface. It is usually full of pus, painful, and may feel thick and swollen. This is typically caused by a bacterial infection. A skin abscess may ...

Patients with acute skin abscesses appeared to develop abnormal microbiota in areas around the wound, according to recent findings. Researchers believe the perturbation of normal protective bacteria — ...

WITHIN the past ten years numerous reports of outbreaks of staphylococcal disease among newborn infants in hospitals have appeared. The purpose of this paper is to note the possible usefulness of a ...