Skin and Soft Tissue Infection Treatment and Prevention Practices by Pediatric Infectious Diseases Providers

J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2020 Dec 31;9(6):760-765. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piz080.

Abstract

We surveyed 323 members of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society about their clinical practices for skin abscess management based on the 2011 Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines and contemporary evidence. Despite this guideline and recent randomized trials, variability exists among pediatric infectious diseases clinicians in current skin and soft tissue infection management practices.

Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus; SSTI management; antibiotics; decolonization; skin and soft tissue infection.

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / drug therapy
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Child
  • Communicable Diseases* / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus*
  • Soft Tissue Infections* / drug therapy
  • Soft Tissue Infections* / prevention & control
  • Staphylococcal Skin Infections*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents