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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to learn more about the potential effects of visible light on the skin. More specifically, this study will examine whether an incandescent lamp (light bulb) or LED light bulb can cause skin to become darker. Investigators will determine the minimum threshold dose required to achieve immediate pigmentation darkening (IPD), persistent pigmentation darkening (PPD), and delayed tanning (DT) for Fitzpatrick skin types IV - VI utilizing two visible light sources.
The purpose of this study is to determine if the use Provodine as an antiseptic and hand wash once daily for at least 7 days will have better healing, better health outcomes, fewer treatment failures and fewer infections themselves and among their household contacts than those who do not use Provodine.
The proposed study is a prospective, open-label, randomized, multi-center trial of ceftaroline versus vancomycin for the treatment of ABSSSI in patients documented or at risk for MRSA. Patients admitted to the Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Hospital, or St. John Medical Center in Detroit Michigan with a documented ABSSSI between April 2012 and November 2015 will be evaluated for inclusion. Patients must present with at least 3 of the following local signs/symptoms: pain, tenderness, swelling erythema, warmth, drainage/discharge, induration, and lymph node swelling/tenderness. Patients will be randomized 1:1 ceftaroline or vancomycin with optional anaerobic and/or Gram-negative coverage. The assignment of study drug will follow a randomized list that was previously generated via a computerized random mix block generator (nQuery Advisor® 7.0) and available at each of the study sites. Patients will be randomized to ceftaroline intravenously at 600 mg infused over 1 hour every 12 hours for patients with normal renal function. Patients randomized to vancomycin will receive the standard 15 mg/kg dose based on total body weight infused over 1 hour q 12 hour, dose and interval adjusted based on creatinine clearance and via institution-specific pharmacy protocol to target serum trough concentrations of 10-20 mg/L within the first 72 hours. Outcomes measured in the Clinically Evaluable patient population include day two or three size reduction (percentage) and clinical response at end of therapy or discharge.
Comparing the outcome of traditional incision and drainage with a larger skin incision with or without gauze packing of cutaneous abscess in pediatrics versus a new minimally invasive incision and drainage with two small incisions and a vessel loop transversing the incisions to keep them open.
The objectives of the study are - to evaluate pharmacokinetics, distribution in blood leucocytes, metabolism and methemoglobinemia after single-dose and repeated-dose administration of 100 mg of dapsone in healthy subjects genotyped for CYP2C9 and NAT2 - to evaluate serum through levels, distribution in blood leucocytes and methemoglobinemia after repeated-dose treatment with dapsone in patients with autoimmune bullous dermatoses before and after concomitant treatment with glucocorticoids
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of steady-state tedizolid phosphate on the single-dose pharmacokinetics of midazolam and rosuvastatin in healthy, adult participants.
The investigators want to demonstrate that a new organization with telemedicine could rationalize the treatment pathway of patient suffering from rare skin disease. A diagnosis and a personalised treatment pathway could be performed before the consultation in the hospital.
The purpose of this study is to compare abscess drainage utilizing the vessel loop technique in children to the standard incision and drainage technique with the endpoint to determine if rates of treatment failure are non-inferior.
To assess incidence of adverse drug reactions and use pattern of topical steroids among patients who are prescribed or purchase over the counter (OTC) topical steroids for skin conditions in Korea
Petrolatum is a very well-known emollient that has been used since the 1800's. Not only has it been used to help with dry skin, but it is also marketed as a substance that protects minor cuts and burns. In the past it was thought to be inferior to topical antibiotics in infection prevention for cutaneous wounds. However, in 1996 a large, multicenter trial including over 900 patients showed that petrolatum is as safe and effective as the topical antibiotic, bacitracin in preventing infections for patients undergoing dermatological surgery. In this trial, not only did the petrolatum group have similarly low rates of infection, this group also reported no cases of contact dermatitis. Aside from being more expensive than petrolatum, bacitracin and other topical antimicrobials (i.e. neomycin) have been known as common culprits of contact dermatitis. In a study done by the North American Contact Dermatitis Group between 2005-2006, 9.2 and 10% of the over 4,000 patients who were patch tested had an allergic reaction to either bacitracin or neomycin, respectively. For the above reasons, it is clear that petrolatum is an appealing alternative to topical antibiotics for infection prevention in patients undergoing dermatological procedures. This study however lacked any mechanistic analyses to provide molecular insight as to how petrolatum was effective at infection prevention. The aim of this research is to study the effect of petrolatum on innate immune reactions in the skin. In particular, petrolatum's effect on various antimicrobial peptides after contact with the skin for 3 days will be examined. This will be done through immunohistochemistry for various cellular infiltrates as well as mRNA gene expression via RT-PCR analysis for inflammatory and AMP genes. Tissue samples of petrolatum occluded skin will be compared to both healthy skin and skin under occlusion alone as controls. These comparisons will isolate the effect of the petrolatum on the skin.