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SURGICAL INFECTIONS
Volume 22, Issue 4, Pages 383-399Publisher
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
DOI: 10.1089/sur.2020.436
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antibiotics; necrotizing infection; skin; soft tissue
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This study provides an update on the Surgical Infection Society guidelines for the treatment of complicated skin and soft tissue infections, focusing on antimicrobial options and duration of therapy. Most recommendations remain unchanged, but there is increased support for adjuvant antimicrobial therapy after drainage of complex abscess.
Background: The Surgical Infection Society (SIS) Guidelines for the treatment of complicated skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) were published in October 2009 in Surgical Infections. The purpose of this project was to provide a succinct update on the earlier guidelines based on an additional decade of data. Methods: We reviewed the previous guidelines eliminating bite wounds and diabetic foot infections including their associated references. Relevant articles on the topic of complicated SSTIs from 2008-2020 were reviewed and graded individually. Comparisons were then made between the old and the new graded recommendations with review of the older references by two authors when there was disparity between the grades. Results: The majority of new studies addressed antimicrobial options and duration of therapy particularly in complicated abscesses. There were fewer updated studies on diagnosis and specific operative interventions. Many of the topics addressed in the original guidelines had no new literature to evaluate. Conclusions: Most recommendations remain unchanged from the original guidelines with the exception of increased support for adjuvant antimicrobial therapy after drainage of complex abscess and increased data for the use of alternative antimicrobial agents.
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