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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Superficial skin infections and bacterial dermohypodermitis
Archives de Pediatrie, Volume 21, No. 8, Year 2014
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Description
Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes are the two main bacteria involved in skin infections in children. Mild infections like limited impetigo and furonculosis should preferentially be treated by topical antibiotics (mupirocine or fucidic acid). Empiric antimicrobial therapy of dermohypodermitis consists in amoxicillin-clavulanate through oral route (80. mg/kg/d) or parenteral route (150. mg/kg amoxicillin per d. in 3-4doses) for complicated features: risk factors of extension of the infection, sepsis or fast evolution. Clindamycin (40. mg/kg/d per d. in 3doses) should be added to the beta-lactam treatment in case of toxinic shock, surgical necrotizing soft tissues or fasciitis infections. © 2014 Elsevier Masson SAS.
Authors & Co-Authors
Lorrot, Mathie M.
France, Saint-maur-des-fosses
Groupe de Pathologie Infectieuse Pédiatrique de la Société Française de Pédiatrie
France, Paris
Hôpital Robert-debré Ap-hp
Bourrat, Emmanuelle
France, Paris
Hôpital Robert-debré Ap-hp
Doit, C.
France, Paris
Hôpital Robert-debré Ap-hp
Prot-Labarthe, Sonia
France, Paris
Hôpital Robert-debré Ap-hp
Dauger, Stéphane
France, Paris
Hôpital Robert-debré Ap-hp
Faye, Albert
France, Saint-maur-des-fosses
Groupe de Pathologie Infectieuse Pédiatrique de la Société Française de Pédiatrie
France, Paris
Hôpital Robert-debré Ap-hp
Blondé, Renaud
Mayotte, Mamoudzou
Centre Hospitalier de Mayotte
Gillet, Y.
France, Saint-maur-des-fosses
Groupe de Pathologie Infectieuse Pédiatrique de la Société Française de Pédiatrie
France, Lyon
Chu de Lyon
Grimprel, Emmanuel Marie
France, Saint-maur-des-fosses
Groupe de Pathologie Infectieuse Pédiatrique de la Société Française de Pédiatrie
France, Paris
Hôpital Armand-trousseau
Moulin, Florence
France, Saint-maur-des-fosses
Groupe de Pathologie Infectieuse Pédiatrique de la Société Française de Pédiatrie
France, Paris
Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades
Quinet, B.
France, Saint-maur-des-fosses
Groupe de Pathologie Infectieuse Pédiatrique de la Société Française de Pédiatrie
France, Paris
Hôpital Armand-trousseau
Cohen, Robert
France, Saint-maur-des-fosses
Groupe de Pathologie Infectieuse Pédiatrique de la Société Française de Pédiatrie
France, Creteil
Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Creteil
France, Saint-maur-des-fosses
Association Clinique et Thérapeutique Infantile du Val-de-marne Activ
Bonacorsi, Stéphane Pierre Paul
France, Paris
Hôpital Robert-debré Ap-hp
Statistics
Citations: 13
Authors: 13
Affiliations: 8
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.arcped.2014.04.007
ISSN:
0929693X
e-ISSN:
1769664X
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health