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All purulence is local – epidemiology and management of skin and soft tissue infections in three urban emergency departments

BACKGROUND: Skin and soft tissue infection (SSTIs) are commonly treated in emergency departments (EDs). While the precise role of antibiotics in treating SSTIs remains unclear, most SSTI patients receive empiric antibiotics, often targeted toward methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). T...

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Autores principales: Merritt, Chris, Haran, John P, Mintzer, Jacob, Stricker, Joseph, Merchant, Roland C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3878171/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24359038
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-227X-13-26