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Article: Inappropriate Initial Antibiotic Treatment May Extend Stays for Patients with Healthcare-Associated Skin Infections.
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- October 30, 2009
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PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Patients who acquire skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) in a hospital or other healthcare setting may be more likely to receive inappropriate antibiotic therapy at the beginning of their treatment. As a result, they also may have significantly longer hospital stays to control the infection. Preliminary results from a new study by the Henry Ford Health System evaluated records from patients who acquired SSTIs in hospital and healthcare settings and those who acquired similar infections in the community. Results from the study, which were presented today at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America ...