@article{d4be24c86e4e44e7972a2a2fb75de7e6,
title = "National Trends in Incidence of Purulent Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Patients Presenting to Ambulatory and Emergency Department Settings, 2000-2015",
abstract = "Nationally representative data from 2000-2015 demonstrated a rise in the incidence of outpatient visits for skin infections, peaking in 2010-2013, followed by a plateau. While cephalexin was the most frequently prescribed antibiotic at the beginning, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole was most frequently prescribed by the end of the study period.",
keywords = "A ntibiotic prescriptions, Ambulatory, Incidence, Skin and soft tissue infection",
author = "Fritz, {Stephanie A.} and Shapiro, {Daniel J.} and Hersh, {Adam L.}",
note = "Funding Information: Financial support. This work was supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Intergovernmental Personnel Agreement number 1708452 MOD2; to A. L. H.) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (grant numbers R01-HS021736, R01-HS024269; to S. A. F.). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2019.",
year = "2020",
month = jun,
day = "10",
doi = "10.1093/cid/ciz977",
language = "English",
volume = "70",
pages = "2715--2718",
journal = "Clinical Infectious Diseases",
issn = "1058-4838",
number = "12",
}