Antibiotics for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections: The challenge of outpatient therapy

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 135-138

  Pate, Amy J ^a   Terribilini, Reno Giovonni ^a   Ghobadi, Farzaneh ^a   Azhir, Alaleh ^a   Barber, Andre ^a   Pearson, Julie Marie ^b   Kalantari, Hossein ^a   Hassen, Getaw W ^a  

^a METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEPHALEXIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINDAMYCIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895072777     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2013.10.026     Document Type: Article

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