Recurrent furunculosis - Challenges and management: A review

Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2014, Pages 59-64

  Ibler, Kristina Sophie ^a   Kromann, Charles B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abscess; Boils; Furunculosis; MRSA; SSTI; Staphylococcosis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DAPTOMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; LINEZOLID; MINOCYCLINE; TELAVANCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN ABSCESS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOCARDITIS; FURUNCULOSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MYOSITIS; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PNEUMONIA; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCAR FORMATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 84894780439     PISSN: 11787015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/CCID.S35302     Document Type: Review

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