Every year between four and five million Americans suffer from chronic non-healing wounds, many caused by diabetes, poor circulation, pressure ulcers or other conditions. Proper wound care is ...

Understanding Purulent Drainage: Learn about the signs of a wound infection, such as pain, redness, and purulent drainage.

A flesh-eating bacteria known as Vibrio vulnificus has caused several deaths in Florida and Louisiana this summer. Though cases are generally rare, here's how to prevent illness from the ...

The oysters were eaten at two separate restaurants, one in Louisiana and one in Florida, according to local health officials.

A case of infection of a surgical wound with Eberthella typhosa in a patient who probably had an undetected mild attack of typhoid fever several weeks prior to operation for the open reduction of ...

Two people have died and 22 were hospitalized after contracting Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria, in Louisiana.

Superficial surgical site infection (SSI): A superficial SSI occurs when an incision near the surface of the skin is contaminated with bacteria, such as during a mole removal.