This research guide is designed to support your efforts in conducting reviews and searches of the scholarly literature in response to the clinical question you have selected as an extension of your Evidence Based Medicine course. The navigation menu on the left side of the screen will guide you through the various subscription and other resources you may utilize, along with strategies for yielding the best results through your use of these resources.
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Searching for appropriate sources to meet the goals of your literature search requires a search strategy. Once your PICO question is established, follow the steps below to develop your search strategy.
Steps:
When combing keywords, think about the relationships between concepts, and combine them in different ways using AND, OR, NOT. AND combines search terms; OR searches for terms interchangeably; NOT excludes search terms. |
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Furunculosis AND treatment AND recurrence |
Furunculosis AND (treatment OR antibiotics) |
Furunculosis AND antibiotics AND recurrence |
Furunculosis AND (antibiotics OR prophylactic) AND adults |
(Furunculosis OR "recurrent boils" OR "skin abscesses") AND antibiotics NOT children |
Furunculosis AND efficacy AND antibiotic |
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