Trends in emergency department management of skin abscesses

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 336-340

  Prusakowski, Melanie K ^a   Kuehl, Damon R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA TECH CARILION SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscess; Incision and drainage; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Skin and soft tissue infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SKIN ABSCESS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; ABSCESS; CODING; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; SKIN DISEASES, INFECTIOUS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; STANDARDS; TRENDS;

ABSCESS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLINDAMYCIN; CLINICAL CODING; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SKIN DISEASES, INFECTIOUS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS;

EID: 84933278878     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.01.012     Document Type: Article

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