Eschar with Cellulitis as a Clinical Predictor in Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Skin Abscess

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 563-566

  Busch, Benjamin A ^a   Ahern, Matthew T ^a   Topinka, Marcus ^a   Jenkins II, James J ^a   Weiser, Michael A ^b  

^a Doctors Hospital   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

abscess; cellulitis; eschar; methicillin resistant; predictor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELLULITIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN INFECTION;

ABSCESS; ADULT; CELLULITIS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS;

EID: 77952542246     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.11.072     Document Type: Article

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