INTRODUCTION
Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) are commonly evaluated in the emergency department (ED). Our objectives were to identify predictors of SSTI treatment failure within one week… (More)
BACKGROUND
We tested the effect of a rapid molecular test for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT)/Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) diagnosis on clinical emergency department decision making compared with standard… (More)
BACKGROUND
The Emergency Department (ED) is a frequent site of antibiotic use; poor adherence with evidence-based guidelines and broad-spectrum antibiotic overuse is common. Our objective was to… (More)
American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP…
2015
PURPOSE
The antibiotic susceptibility of Escherichia coli in isolates from patients with uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) in an emergency department (ED) was compared with susceptibility… (More)
OBJECTIVE
To determine whether real-time availability of rapid molecular results of Staphylococcus aureus would impact emergency department clinician antimicrobial selection for adults with cutaneous… (More)