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Uncomplicated Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

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Uncomplicated skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) include the following: impetigo, folliculitis, carbuncles, furuncles, simple abscesses, and cellulitis/erysipelas [1]. This chapter outlines the common bacterial etiologies of these infections as well as reviews current guidelines for their treatment as related to outpatient management. Information regarding the management of bites from animals and from humans will also be presented. Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) will be discussed as an important consideration in the treatment of skin and soft tissue infections.

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  1. Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA

    Ivar L. Frithsen

  2. Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA

    Cassandra D. Salgado

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  1. Dept. Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Calhoun St. 295, Charleston, 29425, U.S.A.

    Arch G. Mainous III

  2. School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, 95616, U.S.A.

    Claire Pomeroy

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Frithsen, I.L., Salgado, C.D. (2010). Uncomplicated Skin and Soft Tissue Infections. In: Mainous III, A., Pomeroy, C. (eds) Management of Antimicrobials in Infectious Diseases. Infectious Disease. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-239-1_15

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