Background: The rise in community-onset methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections potentially complicates the empiric management of cellulitis. The threshold at which drugs ...

Most people receive treatment at home, but some need it in a hospital. A mild case of cellulitis usually responds to oral antibiotic treatment in 7–14 days. The symptoms may initially worsen ...

It’s essential to seek early treatment to prevent cellulitis complications. Antibiotic medication is the primary treatment. Once you begin antibiotics, you can expect cellulitis to progress ...

We used decision analysis to model 3 empiric therapies for the treatment of patients seen initially in an outpatient setting. The model was based on a population of patients with cellulitis who ...