Open AccessSkin and Soft Tissue Infection Treatment and Prevention Practices by Pediatric Infectious Diseases Providers
Author(s) -
Katelyn L. Parrish,
Noble K Salwan,
Ryley M. Thompson,
Patrick G. Hogan,
Rachel C Orscheln,
Jason Newland,
Stephanie A. Fritz
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of the pediatric infectious diseases society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2048-7207
pISSN - 2048-7193
DOI - 10.1093/jpids/piz080
Subject(s) - medicine , pediatric infectious disease , guideline , intensive care medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , skin infection , soft tissue , family medicine , pathology , disease , biology , bacteria , genetics , staphylococcus aureus
We surveyed 323 members of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society about their clinical practices for skin abscess management based on the 2011 Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines and contemporary evidence. Despite this guideline and recent randomized trials, variability exists among pediatric infectious diseases clinicians in current skin and soft tissue infection management practices.