Primary bacterial infections of the skin and soft tissues changes in epidemiology and management

Children com-monly present to the emergency department with some form of skin infection. Over the last decade, the emergence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has forced emergency physicians to rethink our approach to cutaneous infections. These types of inf...

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Published in:Clinical pediatric emergency medicine 2004-12, Vol.5 (4), p.246-255
Main Authors: Allen, Coburn H., Patel, Binita, Endom, Erin E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibiotic resistance
Antibiotics
community acquired methicillin Staphylococcus aureus
Infections
Mortality
soft tissue skin infections
Staphylococcus infections
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Summary:Children com-monly present to the emergency department with some form of skin infection. Over the last decade, the emergence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has forced emergency physicians to rethink our approach to cutaneous infections. These types of infections appear to be increasing. Knowledge of community patterns of antibiotic sensitivity is imperative in management.
ISSN:1522-8401
1558-2310
DOI:10.1016/j.cpem.2004.08.004