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Diagnosis and Management of Common Hand Infections
JBJS reviews, v 8(4), pp e0188-e0188
01 Apr 2020
PMID: 32304499
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Abstract
While many hand infections are superficial, diligent evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of these infections are central for preventing disability and morbidity.
Maintaining a wide differential diagnosis is important as some hand infections may mimic others.
In geographic areas with more than a 10% to 15% prevalence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant (MRSA) hand infections, empiric antibiotics should adequately cover MRSA.
Staphylococcus aureusOnce culture results are available, antibiotic regimens should be narrowed to reduce the development of resistant pathogens.
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Details
- Title
- Diagnosis and Management of Common Hand Infections
- Creators
- Vivek K. Bilolikar - Thomas Jefferson UniversityDaniel A. Seigerman - Rothman OrthopaedicsAsif M. Ilyas - Thomas Jefferson University
- Publication Details
- JBJS reviews, v 8(4), pp e0188-e0188
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Number of pages
- 9
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pediatrics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000542943000014
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85083755304
- Other Identifier
- 991021838262804721
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