2018-06-14
Decreasing Incidence of Skin and Soft-tissue Infections in 86 US Emergency Departments, 2009–2014
2018-06-14 • Ethan Morgan, Sam Hohmann, Jessica P. Ridgway, Robert S. Daum, Michael David
Abstract Background The incidence of skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs), for which human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a significant risk factor, in United States emergency departments (EDs) increased dramatically after 2000 with the emergence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Few studies have examined SSTI incidence among HIV-infected and non–HIV-infected patients in the United States after 2010. Methods Data were obtained for patient encounters at all academic medical ce…