Randomized controlled trial of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for uncomplicated skin abscesses in patients at risk for community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 283-287

  Schmitz, Gillian R ^a   Bruner, David ^b   Pitotti, Rebecca ^c   Olderog, Cameron ^d   Livengood, Timothy ^d   Williams, Justin ^d   Huebner, Kermit ^e   Lightfoot, Jeffrey ^b   Ritz, Brandon ^e   Bates, Christopher ^c   Schmitz, Matthew ^c   Mete, Mihriye ^f   Deye, Gregory ^g  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^c WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e CARL R DARNALL ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f MEDSTAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; PLACEBO; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DROWSINESS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; NIGHT SWEAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN INCISION; TELECONSULTATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINITIS; ABSCESS; DRAINAGE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956063458     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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