Uncomplicated Pure Cellulitis: No Need to Cover for MRSA?
Treatment Outcomes; Cellulitis; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus; Antibiotics – Therapeutic Use; Community-Acquired Infections – Drug Therapy; Staphylococcal Infections – Drug Therapy; Cellulitis – Drug Therapy; Cellulitis – Diagnosis; Cellulitis – Microbiology; Streptococcal Infections – Drug Therapy
Watkins Richard R
Infectious Disease Alert
2013
2013-06
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Dual Antibiotic Therapy Is Not Routinely Necessary for Uncomplicated Cellulitis.
Treatment Outcomes; Antibiotics – Therapeutic Use; Cellulitis – Drug Therapy; Cephalexin – Therapeutic Use
SYNOPSIS: A randomized, multicenter, placebo-controlled clinical trial that enrolled patients presenting to emergency departments with uncomplicated cellulitis found the addition of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole to cephalexin did not lead to better outcomes.
Watkins Richard R
Internal Medicine Alert
2017
2017-09-30
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Dual Antibiotic Therapy Is Not Routinely Necessary for Uncomplicated Cellulitis.
Treatment Outcomes; Abscess – Surgery; Cellulitis – Drug Therapy; Cephalexin – Therapeutic Use; Drainage – Methods; Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Combination – Therapeutic Use
A randomized, multicenter, placebo-controlled clinical trial that enrolled patients presenting to emergency departments with uncomplicated cellulitis found the addition of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole to cephalexin did not lead to better outcomes.
Watkins Richard R
Infectious Disease Alert
2017
2017-07
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