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Clinical Guidelines for the Antibiotic Treatment for Community-Acquired Skin and Soft Tissue Infection.


ABSTRACT: Skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI) is common and important infectious disease. This work represents an update to 2012 Korean guideline for SSTI. The present guideline was developed by the adaptation method. This clinical guideline provides recommendations for the diagnosis and management of SSTI, including impetigo/ecthyma, purulent skin and soft tissue infection, erysipelas and cellulitis, necrotizing fasciitis, pyomyositis, clostridial myonecrosis, and human/animal bite. This guideline targets community-acquired skin and soft tissue infection occurring among adult patients aged 16 years and older. Diabetic foot infection, surgery-related infection, and infections in immunocompromised patients were not included in this guideline.

SUBMITTER: Kwak YG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5754343 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Clinical Guidelines for the Antibiotic Treatment for Community-Acquired Skin and Soft Tissue Infection.

Kwak Yee Gyung YG   Choi Seong Ho SH   Kim Tark T   Park Seong Yeon SY   Seo Soo Hong SH   Kim Min Bom MB   Choi Sang Ho SH  

Infection & chemotherapy 20171201 4


Skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI) is common and important infectious disease. This work represents an update to 2012 Korean guideline for SSTI. The present guideline was developed by the adaptation method. This clinical guideline provides recommendations for the diagnosis and management of SSTI, including impetigo/ecthyma, purulent skin and soft tissue infection, erysipelas and cellulitis, necrotizing fasciitis, pyomyositis, clostridial myonecrosis, and human/animal bite. This guideline targ  ...[more]

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