Skin condition often misdiagnosed as bacterial problem
HealthDay News Misdiagnosis of the bacterial skin condition cellulitis often leads to unnecessary antibiotic use and hospitalizations, a new study says. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 4, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Skin Condition Often Misdiagnosed as Bacterial Problem
Inaccurately diagnosed cellulitis leads to unnecessary antibiotics, hospitalizations
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Page: Cellulitis (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - November 4, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Skin Condition Cellulitis Often Misdiagnosed as Bacterial Problem
FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2016 -- Misdiagnosis of the bacterial skin condition cellulitis often leads to unnecessary antibiotic use and hospitalizations, a new study says.
About one-third of people diagnosed with cellulitis don ' t actually have it,... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 4, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Cellulitis Often Misdiagnosed in ED (FREE)
By Kelly Young
Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
Cellulitis is often misdiagnosed in the emergency department, leading to unnecessary healthcare spending, suggests a JAMA Dermatology study.Of roughly 250 adults admitted through an ED with presumed cellulitis of … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 2, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
New Vaccine in Development at University of Buffalo Could Eradicate Pneumonia and Prevent the Deaths of Nearly One Million Children Under Five Worldwide Each Year
New vaccine has potential to reduce volume of clinical laboratory testing for bacterial and viral infections By now, nearly all pathologists and clinical laboratory scientists acknowledge that advances in molecular diagnostics and genetic testing are contributing to significant improvements in patient care. Now comes news of a comparable breakthrough in another field of medicine with […] (Source: Dark Daily)
Source: Dark Daily - August 15, 2016 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: jude Tags: Instruments & Equipment Laboratory Instruments & Laboratory Equipment Laboratory News Laboratory Operations Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Testing Abcombi Biosciences Inc. Blaine A. Pfeifer Bronchitis CDC Cellulitis Center for Disea Source Type: news
Cardiovascular disease, gender among predictors of nonresponse early in cellulitis treatment
Nonpharmacological factors including being female and having cardiovascular disease have an impact on early response among patients hospitalized with cellulitis, a single-center prospective study found.
“Cellulitis is usually caused by beta-hemolytic streptococci (BHS) susceptible to penicillin... (Source: Skin and Allergy News)
Source: Skin and Allergy News - August 5, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
Lincoln great-grandmother released from hospital with leg wrapped in INCONTINECE pads
Gwendoline Johnson contracted cellulitis after she was admitted to Lincoln Hospital following a fall. The manager at her care home took pictures of her leg wrapped in incontinence pads. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 13, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Special Collection: Health of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Europe
Cochrane Library. 04/19/2016This Special Collection provides guidance to help people attending refugees and asylum seekers, and to help the development of community programs and policies. The collection focuses on the conditions most relevant to the context of transit or the patient population involved: common mental health disorders (post-traumatic stress disorder [PTSD] and depression), skin infections (including scabies, cellulitis, and impetigo), sexual and physical violence, vaccines-preventable diseases, and tuberculosis. (Text) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - April 26, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news
Cellulitis
Title: CellulitisCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/3/1999 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/26/2016 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Skin General)
Source: MedicineNet Skin General - April 26, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
The Speed of Sound: To Cut or Not to Cut: Cellulitis or Abscess?
No abstract available (Source: Emergency Medicine News)
Source: Emergency Medicine News - April 1, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: The Speed of Sound Source Type: news
What Serotypes Cause the Most Group B Streptococcal Disease?
Discussion
Streptococcus agalactiae or Lancefield Group B streptococcus (GBS) was first described in 1887 and the first neonatal cases were described in the early 1960s. GBS can cause infections in all age groups but pregnant women and infants share most of the burden of the disease. GBS asymptomatically colonizes the genital and gastrointestinal tracts of pregnant women (15-40%). GBS is then transmitted vertically to infants generally after the rupture of fetal membranes or onset of labor. It is estimated that 50% of infants born to GBS+ mothers become colonized and 1% have invasive disease. Recurrent infections do occur ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - February 22, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Cellulitis: How to prevent recurrent episodes
(Source: MayoClinic.com - Ask a Specialist)
Source: MayoClinic.com - Ask a Specialist - January 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cellulitis: clinical review
Prompt diagnosis and tailored treatment are essential in cellulitis. (Source: GP Online Education)
Source: GP Online Education - January 19, 2016 Category: Primary Care Tags: 15.10 Skin Problems Source Type: news
Bradford schoolgirl could be scarred for life after being bitten by false widow spider
Amelia Nielson, from Bradford, West Yorkshire, developed cellulitis, a potentially life-threatening infection, after being bitten by a false widow spider. Pictured, the schoolgirl with her bite circled. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 23, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
