ArticleJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2024
Skin Pigmentation Impacts the Clinical Diagnosis of Wound Infection: Imaging of Bacterial Burden to Overcome Diagnostic Limitations.
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- The Clinical Utility of Autofluorescence Imaging for Bacterial Detection in Wounds: A Systematic Review.International wound journal · 2025Pooled it
- Improving Empiric Antibiotic Selection for Patients Hospitalized With Skin and Soft Tissue Infection: The INSPIRE 3 Skin and Soft Tissue Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA internal medicine · 2025Trial
- Rapid noncontact laser speckle imaging for perfusion-based differentiation of wound necrosis.iScience · 2026Article
- Pre-Post Evaluation of a Sun Safety Social Media Campaign for Young Adults to Reduce Skin Cancer Risk.JMIR dermatology · 2026Article
- 'I Didn't Know, I Definitely Guessed.' Exploring Pre-Registration Podiatry Students' Approach to Identifying Dermatological Conditions in Different Skin Tones, a Mixed Methods Study.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2026Article
- Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury Surgery: Investigating Racial Disparities.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Artificial Intelligence-Enhanced Wound Care to Improve Access, Efficacy, and Equity in Wound Care for Older Adults in Rural and Remote Regions of Canada.JMIR nursing · 2026Article
- Are superficial surgical site infections underrecognized in Black patients? A NSQIP database analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Clinical and Economic Evidence Supporting the Value of Fluorescence Imaging of Bacteria in Wound Care.Journal of market access & health policy · 2025Review
- Advanced Skin Imaging Techniques for Patients with Skin of Color: Clinical and Technological Insights.Dermatology practical & conceptual · 2025Review
- Hypertrophic and Keloid Scar Management: Advances in Diagnosis, Perioperative Care, and Anesthetic Modulation.Cureus · 2025Review
- Beyond Fitzpatrick: automated artificial intelligence-based skin tone analysis in dermatological patients.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Article
- Evaluating Machine Learning Models for Predicting Late Leprosy Diagnosis by Physical Disability Grade in Brazil (2018-2022).Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025Article
- An Objective Assessment of Long-term Postoperative Hyperpigmentation in Patients With Apocrine Gland-eliminated Osmidrosis Surgery.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Skin Phototype Classification with Machine Learning Based on Broadband Optical Measurements.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Hidden in Plain Sight: Accurately Diagnosing Skin Infections in Skin of Color.The Journal of clinical and aesthetic dermatologyArticle
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Abstract
Underrepresentation of diverse skin tones in medical education and providers' implicit racial bias drives inequities in wound care, such as disproportionally poor outcomes for Black patients. Diagnostic indicators (e.g., erythema) can present differently depending on skin pigmentation. This post hoc analysis of 350 chronic wounds from a prospective 14-site clinical trial aimed to determine how the perception of clinical signs and symptoms of infection (CSS) differs by patient skin tone and if fluorescence-imaging can offer a more objective diagnostic solution. Participants were grouped by skin tone (low, medium, high) as measured by the Fitzpatrick Skin Phototype Classification (FSPC) scale. CSS and total bacterial load (TBL) were compared across FSPC groups, along with sensitivity to detect TBL >10
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