Condition

Wound Infections

An infection in a cut, scrape, bite or surgical wound that causes redness, swelling, pain or drainage.

Also called: infected wound, infected cut, surgical site infection

Who Can Help with Wound Infections?

• Infectious Disease Doctors

  A physician who treats complex or long-lasting infections, such as HIV, hepatitis and infections that do not respond to usual treatment.

• Urgent Care Centers

  A walk-in clinic that treats illnesses and injuries that need care the same day but are not life-threatening.

• General Surgeons

  A surgeon who operates on the abdomen, skin and soft tissues, including hernia repair, gallbladder removal and appendectomy.

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Related

• Abdominal Pain
• Abscess Drainage
• Back Pain
• Blood Test
• Bone Infections
• Broken Bones
• Bronchitis
• Burns
• C. Diff Infection
• Cellulitis
• Chronic Diarrhea
• Common Cold
• Concussion
• COVID-19
• COVID-19 Test
• Croup