Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 55, Issue 5 , Pages 401-407 , May 2010

Randomized, Controlled Trial of Antibiotics in the Management of Community-Acquired Skin Abscesses in the Pediatric Patient

Presented at the Pediatric Academic Society, May 2008, Honolulu, HI; and the Midwest Society of Pediatric Research, October 2008, Cleveland, OH.

  • Myto Duong, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Department, Division of Pediatrics, St. Louis, MO
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Myto Duong, MD, MS, 800 East Carpenter St, St John's Hospital, Emergency Medicine Department, Springfield, IL 62702; 217-757-6510, fax 217-757-6812
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  • Stephen Markwell, MA

      Affiliations

    • Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine, Division of Statistics and Research Consulting, Springfield, IL
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  • John Peter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Department, Division of Pediatrics, St. Louis, MO
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  • Stephen Barenkamp, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatrics, St. Louis, MO

Received 3 November 2008 ,Revised 19 February 2009 ,Accepted 11 March 2009.

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    Study enrollment distribution. SSTI, Skin and soft tissue infections; TMP-SMX, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.

    Study enrollment distribution. SSTI, Skin and soft tissue infections; TMP-SMX, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.

 Supervising editor: Michael W. Shannon, MD; Steven M. Green, MD

 Author contributions: MD was the primary investigator and corresponding author. JP and SB designed the study. JP was involved in patient recruitment. SM conducted statistical analysis and provided graphical assistance. SB provided pediatric infectious disease expertise, with significant input in data analysis and article revision. MD takes responsibility for the paper as a whole.

 Funding and support: By Annals policy, all authors are required to disclose any and all commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article that might create any potential conflict of interest. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement. The authors were supported by a Fleur de Lis Award (intramural funding). This clinical trial was registered with the ClinicalTrials.gov Protocol Registration System. The registration/ID number is NCT00679302.

 Dr. Duong is currently affiliated with Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine at St. John's Hospital, Springfield, IL.

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 Please see page 402 for the Editor's Capsule Summary of this article.

 Publication date: Available online April 30, 2009.

PII: S0196-0644(09)00270-4

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.03.014

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 55, Issue 5 , Pages 401-407 , May 2010

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