ReviewHand clinics2020
Hand Infections: Epidemiology and Public Health Burden.
Review in Hand clinics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- Management and outcomes of acute hand and wrist infections in low- and middle-income countries : a systematic review and meta-analysis.Bone & joint open · 2026Pooled it
- Hand Osteomyelitis: Exploratory Associations of Admission C-Reactive Protein and MRI with Surgical Burden and Hospital Length of Stay.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Fusarium solani Skin and Soft Tissue Infection in a Patient With Chronic Sclerosing Skin Graft-vs-Host Disease: A Case Report.The American journal of case reports · 2026Article
- Hand Phlegmons: Clinical Burden, Microbiological Spectrum, and Predictors of Surgical Complexity.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Five-year Analysis of Hand Infections in Plastic Surgery: Clinical Patterns and Risk Factors in a Referral Center from Latin America.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Prosthetic Joint Infections in Trapeziometacarpal Arthroplasty: A Comprehensive Systematic Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Review
- Serial C-reactive Protein as a Sensitive Marker of Treatment Response and Disease Severity in Acute Hand Infections.Cureus · 2025Article
- Epidermoid Cysts Mimicking Hand Abscesses: A Case Series Highlighting Diagnostic Challenges and Surgical Management.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- A Cost Analysis of Diabetic Hand Infections: A Study Based on Direct, Indirect, and One-Year Follow-Up Costs.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Peripherally Inserted Central Line Catheters following Hand and Wrist Infections.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2022Article
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Upper extremity infections are common. Most infections can be effectively treated with minor surgical procedures and/or oral antibiotics; however, inappropriate or delayed care can result in significant, long-term morbidity. The basic principles of treating hand infections were described more than a century ago and most remain relevant today. Immunosuppressant medications, chronic health conditions such as diabetes and human immunodeficiency virus, and public health problems like intravenous drug use, have changed the landscape of hand infections and provide new challenges in treatment.
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