Treatment Failure Outcomes for Emergency Department Patients with Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

Treatment Failure Outcomes for Emergency Department Patients with Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

Introduction: Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) are commonly evaluated in the emergency department (ED). Our objectives were to identify predictors of SSTI treatment failure within one week post-discharge in patients with cutaneous abscesses, as well as to identify predictors of recurrence...

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Main Authors: Larissa S. May, Mark Zocchi, Catherine Zatorski, Jeanne A. Jordan, Richard E. Rothman, Chelsea E. Ware, Samantha Eells, Loren Miller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2015-10-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA)
recurrence
skin and soft tissue infections
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/1r65w75k

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