Cutaneous candidiasis is a yeast infection that affects the skin and causes a red rash accompanied by dry and scaly patches of skin. Sometimes, these scales will ooze pus or become crusty.

Staphylococcus bacteria live on skin and can cause a staph infection if they enter the bloodstream. Staph infections can involve a range of symptoms, like vomiting, rashes or inflamed skin ...

a All models controlled for: age, sex, recurrent infection, history of compromised immune system, whether episode started as an emergency visit, use of a topical antibacterial agent, whether ...

Research comparing bacteria in the microbiome – those colonizing our noses, skin and other areas of the body – with the bacteria that cause pneumonia, diarrhea, bloodstream infections and ...

An international team led by researchers from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) has developed an innovative piece of ...

A team of researchers from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) in Spain, along with partners from the University of Porto, has created a smart skin sensor that can detect infections early by ...

In addition, the relatively short follow-up makes it impossible to determine if treatment had an impact on recurrence, treatment failure or re-infection, especially in chronic skin conditions.