Author ORCID Identifier
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2021
College/Unit
School of Medicine
Department/Program/Center
Emergency Medicine
Abstract
The skin is the largest, and arguably, the most vulnerable organ in the human body. Scratches and scrapes, bites and puncture wounds, impetigo and erysipelas—all these disruptions can lead to pain, swelling, and/or systemic symptoms. In this article, which is based on the Infectious Diseases Society of America’s 2014 guidelines and the World Society of Emergency Surgery and Surgical Infection Society of Europe’s 2018 consensus statement, a structured approach to skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) is reviewed, comparing treatment for suppurative and non-suppurative infections, and then discussing specific conditions commonly seen in Primary Care and Urgent Care facilities.
Digital Commons Citation
Silverberg, Benjamin, "A Structured Approach to Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (SSTIs) in an Ambulatory Setting" (2021). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 2996.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/2996
Source Citation
Silverberg, B. A Structured Approach to Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (SSTIs) in an Ambulatory Setting. Clin. Pract. 2021, 11, 65-74. https://doi.org/10.3390/clinpract11010011
Comments
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This article received support from the WVU Libraries' Open Access Author Fund.