Skin and soft-tissue infections: classifying and treating a spectrum.
Skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs) are a common presenting problem in both inpatients and outpatients. SSTIs have been broadly classified as complicated or uncomplicated, but specific disease processes and patient characteristics are important in guiding clinical management. Early recognition of the extent of infection, close follow-up, and familiarity with local antibiotic susceptibility data are critical to successful treatment.
Division of Inpatient Medicine, Scott & White Health System, 2401 South 31st Street, Temple, TX 78608, USA. srajan@swmail.sw.org
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014945:Wound Healing
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents