Current Epidemiology, Etiology, and Burden of Acute Skin Infections in the United States. [Review]
Citation: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 68(Suppl 3):S193-S199, 2019 04 08.PMID: 30957165Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital CenterDepartment: Medicine/Pulmonary-Critical CareForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal ArticleSubject headings: *Cost of Illness | *Skin Diseases, Bacterial/ep [Epidemiology] | *Skin Diseases, Bacterial/mi [Microbiology] | Acute Disease | Anti-Bacterial Agents/pd [Pharmacology] | Anti-Bacterial Agents/tu [Therapeutic Use] | Disease Management | Disease Susceptibility | Humans | Public Health Surveillance | Risk Factors | Skin Diseases, Bacterial/di [Diagnosis] | Skin Diseases, Bacterial/th [Therapy] | Soft Tissue Infections/di [Diagnosis] | Soft Tissue Infections/ep [Epidemiology] | Soft Tissue Infections/mi [Microbiology] | Soft Tissue Infections/th [Therapy] | Treatment Outcome | United States/ep [Epidemiology]Year: 2019Local holdings: Available online from MWHC library: June 1997 - present, Available in print through MWHC library: 1999 - Winter 2007ISSN:- 1058-4838
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Available online from MWHC library: June 1997 - present, Available in print through MWHC library: 1999 - Winter 2007
Copyright (c) The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
The US burden of acute skin infections is substantial. While Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus spp. are the most common causes, gram-negative bacteria and mixed infections can occur in some settings. These mixed infections are more likely to result in inappropriate empiric antibiotic therapy. Important challenges remain in diagnosing and treating acute skin infections.
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