Management of skin abscesses by primary care pediatricians

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 525-528

  Kemper, Alex R ^a,b   Dolor, Rowena J ^a   Fowler Jr , Vance G ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; primary health care; survey methods

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MONOTHERAPY; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REIMBURSEMENT; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN INCISION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION;

ABSCESS; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SKIN DISEASES, INFECTIOUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79956121364     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: 19382707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922810394837     Document Type: Article

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