National Trends in Incidence of Purulent Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Patients Presenting to Ambulatory and Emergency Department Settings, 2000-2015

Stephanie A. Fritz; Daniel J. Shapiro; Adam L. Hersh

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National Trends in Incidence of Purulent Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Patients Presenting to Ambulatory and Emergency Department Settings, 2000-2015

Stephanie A. Fritz, Daniel J. Shapiro, Adam L. Hersh

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2715-2718
Number of pages	4
Journal	Clinical Infectious Diseases
Volume	70
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciz977
State	Published - Jun 10 2020

Keywords

A ntibiotic prescriptions
Ambulatory
Incidence
Skin and soft tissue infection

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