Clinical and epidemiologic characteristics as predictors of treatment failures in uncomplicated skin abscesses within seven days after incision and drainage

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 605-611

  Olderog, Cameron K ^a   Schmitz, Gillian R ^b   Bruner, David R ^c   Pittoti, Rebecca ^d   Williams, Justin ^e   Ouyang, Ken ^e  

^a DEWITT ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^d WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

abscess; antibiotics; cellulitis; MRSA

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; PLACEBO;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ABSCESS SIZE; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEEDLE BIOPSY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SKIN ABSCESS; TREATMENT FAILURE; WEIGHT, MASS AND SIZE;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELLULITIS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867334628     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2011.09.037     Document Type: Article

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