title: Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole or clindamycin for treatment of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections.
abstract: The outcome of patients who were treated with oral trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole or oral clindamycin after hospitalization at Texas Children's Hospital for community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections was compared. No significant differences were observed in the percentage of patients who returned to the emergency center or clinics because of worsening or incomplete resolution of the infected site.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases Section, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: David Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Hyun
authors.forename: Edward O
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Forbes
authors.forename: Sheldon L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002981:Clindamycin; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination