Common infections in clinical practice: dealing with the daily uncertainties.
Common infections we see every day in the office--urinary tract infections, vaginitis, upper respiratory tract infections, and soft-tissue infections--present a number of diagnostic and treatment uncertainties. In this age of growing antibiotic resistance, these include if and when to start antibiotic therapy, and which agents to use.
Mossad
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Department of Infectious Diseases, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA. mossads@ccf.org
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000188:drug therapy; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003556:Cystitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D004886:Erysipelas / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D011859:Radiography; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012307:Risk Factors; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014627:Vaginitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy