Soft Tissue Infections

"Soft Tissue Infections" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Infections of non-skeletal tissue, i.e., exclusive of bone, ligaments, cartilage, and fibrous tissue. The concept is usually referred to as skin and soft tissue infections and usually subcutaneous and muscle tissue are involved. The predisposing factors in anaerobic infections are trauma, ischemia, and surgery. The organisms often derive from the fecal or oral flora, particularly in wounds associated with intestinal surgery, decubitus ulcer, and human bites. (From Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p1688)

Descriptor ID	D018461
MeSH Number(s)	C01.539.820
Concept/Terms	Soft Tissue Infections Soft Tissue Infections Infections, Soft Tissue Infection, Soft Tissue Soft Tissue Infection

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Diseases [C]
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01]
Infection [C01.539]
Soft Tissue Infections [C01.539.820]

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Bar chart showing 31 publications over 18 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	1	0	1
2003	1	1	2
2005	0	1	1
2006	2	1	3
2009	2	0	2
2010	1	0	1
2011	1	0	1
2012	0	1	1
2013	1	0	1
2015	3	0	3
2016	2	0	2
2017	1	1	2
2018	2	0	2
2019	2	0	2
2020	4	0	4
2021	1	0	1
2022	1	0	1
2025	1	0	1

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Farzan JJ, Guart JA, Kulkarni N, Roberts S, De la Cruz-Ku G, Czerniach DR, Dinh KH. Managing Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infection in Breast Cancer: A Case of Emergency Toilet Mastectomy. Am J Case Rep. 2025 May 12; 26:e946669.

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Qu MD, Kausar H, Smith S, Lazar PG, Kroll-Desrosiers AR, Hollins C, Barton BA, Ward DV, Ellison RT. Epidemiological and clinical features of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin positive Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: A case-control study. PLoS One. 2022; 17(3):e0265476.

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Thean LJ, Romani L, Engelman D, Jenney A, Wand H, Mani J, Paka J, Devi R, Sahukhan A, Kama M, Tuicakau M, Kado J, Carvalho N, Whitfeld M, Kaldor J, Steer AC. Prospective Surveillance of Primary Healthcare Presentations for Scabies and Bacterial Skin Infections in Fiji, 2018-2019. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 05 24; 105(1):230-237.

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Thean LJ, Jenney A, Engelman D, Romani L, Wand H, Mudaliar J, Paka J, Cua T, Taole S, Sahukhan A, Kama M, Tuicakau M, Kado J, Carvalho N, Whitfeld M, Kaldor J, Steer AC. Hospital admissions for skin and soft tissue infections in a population with endemic scabies: A prospective study in Fiji, 2018-2019. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 12; 14(12):e0008887.

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Knaysi G, Ringelberg J, Stadlberger N, Soucy Z. Point of Care Ultrasound Use by Associate Providers for Differentiating Abscess Versus Cellulitis Skin and Soft Tissue Infection in the Emergency Department. J Emerg Med. 2021 Jan; 60(1):e1-e7.

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Lujan-Hernandez J, Schultz KS, Rothkopf DM. Rapidly Progressive Soft Tissue Infection of the Upper Extremity With Aeromonas veronii Biovar sobria. J Hand Surg Am. 2020 Nov; 45(11):1091.e1-1091.e4.

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Haran JP, Goulding M, Campion M, Scully G, Chandra A, Goldberg R, Day A, McLendon E, Clark MA. Reduction of Inappropriate Antibiotic Use and Improved Outcomes by Implementation of an Algorithm-Based Clinical Guideline for Nonpurulent Skin and Soft Tissue Infections. Ann Emerg Med. 2020 07; 76(1):56-66.

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Hansen BW, Ryndin S, Mullen KM. Infections of Deep Neck Spaces. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2020 Feb; 41(1):74-84.

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Altmayer S, Verma N, Dicks EA, Oliveira A. Imaging musculoskeletal soft tissue infections. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2020 Feb; 41(1):85-98.

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Gelbard RB, Ferrada P, Yeh DD, Williams BH, Loor M, Yon J, Mentzer C, Khwaja K, Khan MA, Kohli A, Bulger EM, Robinson BRH. Optimal timing of initial debridement for necrotizing soft tissue infection: A Practice Management Guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 07; 85(1):208-214.

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