GP HealthPathways released for recurrent Staph. infection, MRSA and MDRO
The HealthPathways site (based on a model from Christchurch, NZ) are used by our local General Practitioners and others to guide management of common syndromes and to provide guides to hospital-based services. New MRSA and MDRO (multi-drug-resistant organism) pathways provide guidance in keeping with MDRO management recommended across Hunter New England Health District . The Recurrent Staphylococcal Infection pathway includes […]
Treatment of boils – Oz GPs reluctant to rely on scalpelmycin rather than antibiotics
Are you following best practice in the management of boils or recurrent skin infection? We’ve previously addressed this matter detailing a NEJM study that indicated that a majority of US doctors surveyed use incision and drainage only. This recent Australian study investigated treatment of community staphylococcal skin abscesses by GPs and showed that a majority do not follow […]
Outpatient MRSA eradication instructions
Your recent pathology test showed that you are carrying a strain of resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria (germ) that may cause boils or other more serious infections (See also NSW MRSA Fact sheet). Eradication treatment aims to completely remove MRSA from your body. In more than half of the people treated in this way, MRSA […]
AAW on AIMED: our top ten posts
Just in case you missed them, here are the top ten most visited posts we have published over the last year. Special thanks to our audience – we target local prescribers and pharmacists primarily. We also appreciate the interactions with our international audience!
What is the best way to treat skin abscess?
Skin (staphylococcal) abscesses (boils) are often treated with antimicrobials, but are they really needed? The New England Journal of Medicine recently presented a case vignette and asked prescribers to weigh in on whether they thought antibiotics were needed or if incision and drainage alone were enough.
AIMED - Let's talk about antibiotics 