Meeting
Abstract Number: 16
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI) is a common pediatric diagnosis with substantial economic cost. SSTIs vary in severity and clinical presentation. Providers often fear missing serious systemic infection, causing potential overtesting. However, recent studies suggest that blood cultures (BCx) are not useful in management of simple cellulitis or abscess (uncomplicated SSTIs [uSSTI]), and […]