Practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of skin and soft-tissue infections.

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Published in Clin Infect Dis on October 14, 2005

Authors

Dennis L Stevens1, Alan L Bisno, Henry F Chambers, E Dale Everett, Patchen Dellinger, Ellie J C Goldstein, Sherwood L Gorbach, Jan V Hirschmann, Edward L Kaplan, Jose G Montoya, James C Wade, Infectious Diseases Society of America

Author Affiliations

1: Infectious Diseases Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Boise, Idaho 83702, USA. dlsteven@mindspring.com

Associated clinical trials:

Aspiration Treatment of Perianal Abscess | NCT02585141

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