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Dental Congress 2018 & World Dermatology 2018
Archives of General Internal Medicine
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ISSN: 2591-7951
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Volume 2
WORLD DERMATOLOGY AND COSMETOLOGY CONGRESS
DENTISTRY AND ORAL HEALTH
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International Conference on
Arch Gen Intern Med 2018, Volume 2 | DOI: 10.4066/2591-7951-C2-006
BACTERIAL SKIN INFECTIONS AND CHOOSING THE CORRECT ANTIBIOTIC
Alwyn Rapose
University of Massachusetts, USA
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kin infections can be superficial like impetigo and folliculitis which should be treated with topical agents, but could also involve
deep tissue and necrotic infections requiring systemic antibiotics. Severe infections are often associated with bacteremia and
in the most severe cases - septic shock. Early initiation of the most appropriate antibiotic can be limb and life-saving. There have
been remarkable advances in antibiotic development in the last few years including antibiotics that can be delivered once a week
or even just 1 dose to treat conditions that would previously need 14-days of antibiotics.This presentation will describe commonly
seen cutaneous bacterial infections and the guidelines regarding choice of the appropriate antibiotics.