RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Skin and soft-tissue infections: Classifying and treating a spectrum
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 57
OP 66
DO 10.3949/ccjm.79a.11044
VO 79
IS 1
A1 Sabitha Rajan
YR 2012
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/79/1/57.abstract
AB 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.