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National Trends in Ambulatory Visits and Antibiotic Prescribing for Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections

Author(s) -

Adam L. Hersh

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

archives of internal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1538-3679

pISSN - 0003-9926

DOI - 10.1001/archinte.168.14.1585

Subject(s) - medicine , cellulitis , ambulatory , population , antibiotics , incidence (geometry) , ambulatory care , emergency department , abscess , emergency medicine , staphylococcal skin infections , skin infection , staphylococcus aureus , surgery , health care , environmental health , physics , genetics , optics , psychiatry , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , economics , biology , economic growth

Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has emerged as a common cause of skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs) in the United States. It is unknown whether this development has affected the national rate of visits to primary care practices and emergency departments (EDs) and whether changes in antibiotic prescribing have occurred.

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