Hospitalizations with healthcare-associated complicated skin and skin structure infections: Impact of inappropriate empiric therapy on outcomes

Marya D. Zilberberg, Andrew F. Shorr, Scott T. Micek, Joyce Chen, Andrew M. Ramsey, Alex P. Hoban, Victor Pham, Joshua A. Doherty, Samir H. Mody, Marin H. Kollef

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)535-540
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Hospital Medicine
Volume5
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2010
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Leadership and Management
  • Internal Medicine
  • Fundamentals and skills
  • Health Policy
  • Care Planning
  • Assessment and Diagnosis

Keywords

  • Antibiotic resistance
  • Complicated skin and skin structure infections
  • Empiric antibiotics
  • Epidemiology
  • Healthcare-associated infections
  • MRSA
  • Outcomes

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