Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy. Management of serious infections. Part II: Amenable infections and models for delivery. Cellulitis.
Most patients with cellulitis can be managed on an outpatient basis, frequently with a single dose of parenteral antibiotic followed by oral therapy. Cellulitis must first be differentiated from more serious soft tissue infections that require aggressive inpatient therapy and perhaps surgery. Patients with preexisting medical conditions, such as diabetes, need to be carefully followed if treated as outpatients.
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University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville.
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D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D010045:Outpatients
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents