Swab culture of purulent skin infection to detect infection or colonization with antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 75-79

  Drinka, Paul ^a   Bonham, Phyllis ^b   Crnich, Christopher J ^c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term Care; Multidrug Resistant Organisms; Purulent Skin Infection; Swab Culture

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; MINOCYCLINE; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETIC FOOT; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PROTEUS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN ULCER; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84855190847     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2011.04.012     Document Type: Article

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