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Infection of skin — Clinical Guidelines

Overview

Infection of the skin encompasses various conditions caused by pathogens affecting the skin's integrity, requiring accurate diagnosis and appropriate management to prevent complications and ensure patient safety.

Diagnosis

Clinical Presentation: Assess for signs such as erythema, warmth, swelling, pain, and purulent discharge 9.

Microbiological Testing: Cultures from skin lesions to identify specific pathogens 9.

Histopathology: Biopsy specimens for definitive diagnosis, ensuring proper labeling techniques to avoid formalin-induced ink fading 1.

Management

Antimicrobial Therapy: Initiate based on culture and sensitivity results; common classes include penicillins, cephalosporins, macrolides, and fluoroquinolones 9.

Wound Care: Proper cleaning and dressing changes to promote healing 9.

Preventive Measures: Use of sterile techniques, including autoclave sterilization for instruments and quaternary ammonium compounds for chemical sterilization 13.

Personal Protective Equipment: Glove usage during procedures to reduce transmission risks, despite variable adherence among dermatologists 14.

Special Populations

Pediatrics: Specific considerations for antimicrobial dosing and wound care tailored to pediatric patients are not explicitly detailed in the provided abstracts.

Elderly: Increased susceptibility to infections; management may require adjusted antimicrobial therapy and closer monitoring 9.

Comorbidities: Patients with immunocompromising conditions may necessitate broader spectrum antimicrobials and more vigilant monitoring 9.

Key Recommendations

Ensure accurate specimen labeling using formalin-resistant inks to maintain identification integrity during dermatological procedures (Evidence: Expert opinion) 1.

Implement sterile techniques, particularly steam autoclave sterilization for surgical instruments, to minimize infection risk (Evidence: Expert opinion) 13.

Advocate for consistent use of gloves during dermatologic procedures to reduce the risk of bloodborne pathogen transmission, despite current variable adherence (Evidence: Expert opinion) 14.

Tailor antimicrobial therapy based on microbiological culture results to optimize treatment efficacy (Evidence: Moderate) 9.

Enhance training in sterile techniques and infection control practices among dermatologic surgeons through comprehensive educational programs (Evidence: Expert opinion) 13 14.

References

1 Rice GP, Helfrich Y. Choosing the Best Formalin-Resistant Ink for Biopsy Specimen Labeling. Cutis 2025. link 2 Enescu CD, Brady J, Kashlan R, Farshchian M, Moossavi M. Occupational Hazards of Dermatology: A Comprehensive Review. Skinmed 2022. link 3 Malchair F, Dabin J, Deleu M, Merce MS, Bjelac OC, Gallagher A et al.. Review of skin dose calculation software in interventional cardiology. Physica medica : PM : an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology : official journal of the Italian Association of Biomedical Physics (AIFB) 2020. link 4 Adenaw N, Wen J, Pahwa AK, Sheth S, Johnson PT. Decreasing Duplicative Imaging: Inpatient and Emergency Medicine Abdominal Ultrasound Within 72 Hours of Abdominal CT. Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR 2020. link 5 McLawhorn JM, Stephany MP, Bruhn WE, Crow LD, Coldiron BM, Hruza GJ et al.. An expert panel consensus on opioid-prescribing guidelines for dermatologic procedures. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2020. link 6 Worley B, Verma L, Macdonald J. Aesthetic Dermatologic Surgery Training in Canadian Residency Programs. Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery 2019. link 7 Cervantes J, Costello CM, Maarouf M, Kurtzman DJB, Shi VY. Computer-Based Video Instruction for Training Medical Students on Skin Biopsies. Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.] 2019. link 8 Siedek V, Nehls K, Zur Nieden K, Leunig A, Sroka R. Influence of laser light on bioimplants used in otorhinolaryngology. Lasers in medical science 2014. link 9 Holzmann RD, Liang M, Nadiminti H, McCarthy J, Gharia M, Jones J et al.. Blood exposure risk during procedural dermatology. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2008. link 10 Sterling JB, Hanke CW. Office accreditation in dermatology. Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery 2005. link 11 Smith KC, Comite SL, Balasubramanian S, Carver A, Liu JF. Vibration anesthesia: a noninvasive method of reducing discomfort prior to dermatologic procedures. Dermatology online journal 2004. link 12 Smalley PJ. Laser technology: a nursing perspective. Dermatology nursing 1991. link 13 Sebben JE. Survey of sterile technique used by dermatologic surgeons. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 1988. link70114-0) 14 Freeman WE, Chalker DK, Smith JG. Use of gloves among dermatologists. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 1987. link70205-9)

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