Microbiological Etiology and Treatment of Complicated Skin and Skin Structure Infections in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Patients in a Population-Based Study | Zendy

Iiro H. Jääskeläinen | Zendy; Lars Hagberg | Zendy; Erik Forsblom | Zendy; Asko Järvinen | Zendy

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Microbiological Etiology and Treatment of Complicated Skin and Skin Structure Infections in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Patients in a Population-Based Study

Author(s) -

Iiro H. Jääskeläinen,

Lars Hagberg,

Erik Forsblom,

Asko Järvinen

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofx044

Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , antimicrobial , diabetes mellitus , antibiotics , population , antimicrobial stewardship , skin infection , retrospective cohort study , antibiotic resistance , staphylococcus aureus , dermatology , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , endocrinology , genetics , environmental health , biology

These observations suggest that diabetics without DFI are not different in the causative agents of cSSSI, although they are more exposed to antimicrobial therapy of inappropriate extended spectrum and long duration. Broad-spectrum coverage was clearly needed only in DFI. A clear opportunity for antimicrobial stewardship was detected in the rapidly growing population of diabetic patients with cSSSI.

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