Skin and soft tissue abscesses: the case for culturing abscess fluid

Ann Emerg Med. 2007 Jul;50(1):64-6. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.03.024.

Author

Katherine L Heilpern¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.

PMID: 17572290
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.03.024

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Abscess / diagnosis*
Abscess / microbiology*
Bacteriological Techniques
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Evidence-Based Medicine / methods
Humans
Staphylococcal Skin Infections / diagnosis*
Staphylococcal Skin Infections / drug therapy
Staphylococcal Skin Infections / microbiology*
Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*