Factors predisposing to acute and recurrent bacterial non-necrotizing cellulitis in hospitalized patients: A prospective case-control study

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 729-734

  Karppelin, M ^a   Siljander, T ^b   Vuopio Varkila, J ^b   Kere, J ^c,d   Huhtala, H ^e   Vuento, R ^a   Jussila, T ^f   Syrjanen J ^g  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^f Tampere City Hospital   (Finland)

^g TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Case control study; Cellulitis; Erysipelas; Inflammation; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; CELLULITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIMB INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77953932850     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02906.x     Document Type: Article

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