An Algorithm for the Management of Acute Bacterial Cellulitis
Acute bacterial cellulitis is a common infection seen by family physicians; it is usually caused by beta-hemolytic streptococci and/or Staphylococcus aureus. Cellulitis following bite wound injuries from animals and humans requires antibiotics directed at the mouth microflora characteristic of the b...
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| description | Acute bacterial cellulitis is a common infection seen by family physicians; it is usually caused by beta-hemolytic streptococci
and/or Staphylococcus aureus. Cellulitis following bite wound injuries from animals and humans requires
antibiotics directed at the mouth microflora characteristic of the biting animal. Depending on the severity and the rapidity
of the progression of the infection, as well as patient compliance with oral therapy, intravenous antibiotics may be required
for treatment, and this may often be accomplished with an outpatient administration program. In addition to
intravenous and subsequent oral step-down antibiotic therapy, special attention needs to be applied to reducing or eliminating
predisposing factors such as pre-existent edema and local fungi, or other forms of dermatitis. With effective antibiotic
therapy, the erythema generated by acute cellulitis may resolve quickly or slowly, but usually does so
progressively. Patients with persistent skin inflammation and swelling must be examined carefully for subcutaneous
abscess formation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-605e572e2b494573a4c871b2fefc7f3f2025-08-20T03:34:49ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases1180-23322000-01-0111Suppl D11D14D10.1155/2000/919543An Algorithm for the Management of Acute Bacterial CellulitisH Grant Stiver0The Cellulitis Care Plan Working GroupDivision of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Room 452, D Floor, 2733 Heather Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 3J5, CanadaAcute bacterial cellulitis is a common infection seen by family physicians; it is usually caused by beta-hemolytic streptococci and/or Staphylococcus aureus. Cellulitis following bite wound injuries from animals and humans requires antibiotics directed at the mouth microflora characteristic of the biting animal. Depending on the severity and the rapidity of the progression of the infection, as well as patient compliance with oral therapy, intravenous antibiotics may be required for treatment, and this may often be accomplished with an outpatient administration program. In addition to intravenous and subsequent oral step-down antibiotic therapy, special attention needs to be applied to reducing or eliminating predisposing factors such as pre-existent edema and local fungi, or other forms of dermatitis. With effective antibiotic therapy, the erythema generated by acute cellulitis may resolve quickly or slowly, but usually does so progressively. Patients with persistent skin inflammation and swelling must be examined carefully for subcutaneous abscess formation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2000/919543 |
| spellingShingle | H Grant Stiver The Cellulitis Care Plan Working Group An Algorithm for the Management of Acute Bacterial Cellulitis Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| title | An Algorithm for the Management of Acute Bacterial Cellulitis |
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| title_short | An Algorithm for the Management of Acute Bacterial Cellulitis |
| title_sort | algorithm for the management of acute bacterial cellulitis |
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