Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-3-2013

Publication Title

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Department

Geisel School of Medicine

Abstract

Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) frequently causes skin and soft tissue infections, including impetigo, cellulitis, folliculitis, and infected wounds and ulcers. Uncomplicated CA-MRSA skin infections are typically managed in an outpatient setting with oral and topical antibiotics and/or incision and drainage, whereas complicated skin infections often require hospitalization, intravenous antibiotics, and sometimes surgery. The aim of this study was to devel

DOI

10.1128/AAC.01003-12

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