Low sensitivity of needle aspiration cultures in patients with cellulitis/erysipelas

PURPOSE: Cellulitis is normally treated without knowledge of the responsible pathogen. Blood cultures are positive in about 2–4 %, and superficial swabs are of no value. Needle aspiration has been proposed with identifying the likely pathogen in up to 29 %, but these studies are of older date and th...

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Autores principales: Piso, Rein Jan, Pop, R., Wieland, M., Griesshammer, I., Urfer, M., Schibli, U., Bassetti, S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2016
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5025406/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27652151
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40064-016-3293-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5025406/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27652151
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40064-016-3293-z

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