Randomized, controlled trial of antibiotics in the management of community-acquired skin abscesses in the pediatric patient

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 401-407

  Duong, Myto ^a,c   Markwell, Stephen ^c   Peter, John ^a   Barenkamp, Stephen ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Surgery   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; PLACEBO; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN ABSCESS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING; ABSCESS; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTION; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION;

EID: 77951886106     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.03.014     Document Type: Article

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