Staphylococcus aureus soft tissue infection may increase the risk of subsequent staphylococcal soft tissue infections

Bouvet, Cindy; Gjoni, Shpresa; Zenelaj, Besa; Lipsky, Benjamin Alan; Hakko, Elif; Uckay, Ilker

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2017.05.002

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Staphylococcus aureus soft tissue infection may increase the risk of subsequent staphylococcal soft tissue infections

ContributorsBouvet, Cindy; Gjoni, Shpresa; Zenelaj, Besa; Lipsky, Benjamin Alan; Hakko, Elif; Uckay, Ilker

Published inInternational journal of infectious diseases, vol. 60, p. 44-48

Publication date2017

Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus is the most common cause of soft tissue infections. It is unknown, however, if a patient who has had such an infection is at greater risk for future soft tissue infections with S. aureus.

Keywords

Soft tissue infections
Staphylococcus aureus
Epidemiology
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BOUVET, Cindy et al. Staphylococcus aureus soft tissue infection may increase the risk of subsequent staphylococcal soft tissue infections. In: International journal of infectious diseases, 2017, vol. 60, p. 44–48. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2017.05.002

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PID : unige:95540
DOI : 10.1016/j.ijid.2017.05.002
PMID : 28487239

Journal ISSN1201-9712

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Staphylococcus aureus soft tissue infection may increase the risk of subsequent staphylococcal soft tissue infections

Staphylococcus aureus is the most common cause of soft tissue infections. It is unknown, however, if a patient who has had such an infection is at greater risk for future soft tissue infections with S. aureus.

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