Clinical Management of Skin and Skin-Structure Infections

Résumé du livre

The authors examine diagnosis techniques, differential diagnosis, patient characteristics, and management issues specific to each condition, including cellulitis, impetigo, folliculitis, wound infections, abscesses, erysipelas, and acute paronychia. The book describes appropriate antimicrobial therapy (oral and topical), antimicrobial activity of the various agents, pathogens involved, and resistant organisms. Sections cover special patient populations, including diabetic, immunocompromised, and penicillin-allergic patients.