Skin and soft tissue infections: The new surgical infection society guidelines

Surgical Infections

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 179-184

  May, Addison K ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; ERTAPENEM; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TIGECYCLINE; TIMENTIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN AND SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SKIN DISEASES, INFECTIOUS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS;

EID: 80052759071     PISSN: 10962964     EISSN: 15578674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/sur.2011.034     Document Type: Conference Paper

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