Clinical Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in the U.S. Emergency Departments

Clinical Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in the U.S. Emergency Departments

Introduction: Community-associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has emerged as the most common cause of skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTI) in the United States. A nearly three-fold increase in SSTI visit rates had been documented in the nation’s emergency departments (ED...

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Main Authors: Rakesh D. Mistry, Daniel J. Shapiro, Monika K. Goyal, Theoklis E. Zaoutis, Jeffrey S. Gerber, Catherine Liu, Adam L. Hersh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2014-07-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/6h32h66t

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