Objective hand eczema severity assessment with automated lesion anatomical stratification.

Hand eczema (HE) is one of the most frequent dermatoses, known to be both relapsing and remitting. Regular and precise evaluation of the disease severity is key for treatment management. Current scoring systems such as the hand eczema severity index (HECSI) suffer from intra- and inter-observer variance.

Understanding short-term transmission dynamics of methicillin-resistant in the patient room.

Objective: Little is known about the short-term dynamics of methicillin-resistant (MRSA) transmission between patients and their immediate environment. We conducted a real-life microbiological evaluation of environmental MRSA contamination in hospital rooms in relation to recent patient activity.

Design: Observational pilot study.