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Guide to the management of bacterial skin infections
Author(s) -
Ni Riain Una
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.323
Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotics , intensive care medicine , skin infection , disease , dermatology , streptococcus pyogenes , microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcus aureus , pathology , bacteria , genetics , biology
Abstract Bacterial skin infections are usually caused by Staph. aureus or Strep. pyogenes and can be successfully managed with topical or, for more severe disease, systemic antibiotics. Our Drug review discusses their features and recommended treatment, followed by sources of further information. Copyright © 2008 Wiley Interface Ltd