A skin abscess is usually the result of a cut or nick in your skin that allows typical bacteria found on your skin, such as Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes, to enter the wound and ...

Always wash your hands before and after caring for the wound. Inspect your incision daily for signs of infection. Do not scrub your incision or use antibiotic ointment, alcohol, or peroxide unless ...

In a phase 3 trial, 81% of wounds treated with autologous cell sheet-based gene therapy showed ≥ 50% healing at 6 months, ...