Primary care treatment guidelines for skin infections in Europe: congruence with antimicrobial resistance found in commensal Staphylococcus aureus in the community

Conclusions:
Most of the first- and second-choice recommendations in the treatment guidelines for skin infections were congruent with commensal S. aureus antimicrobial resistance patterns in the community, except for two recommendations for penicillin. Given the variation in antimicrobial resistance levels between countries, age groups and health care settings, national data regarding antimicrobial resistance in the community should be taken into account when updating or developing primary care treatment guidelines.

Source: BMC Family Practice - October 25, 2014 Category: Primary Care Authors: Evelien van BijnenW PagetCasper den HeijerEllen StobberinghCathrien BruggemanFrançois Schellevisin collaboration with the APRES Study Team Source Type: research