Acute cellulitis and erysipelas in adults: Treatment - UpToDate
网页2023年12月15日 — Effective treatment of cellulitis and erysipelas depends on determining the most likely microorganism causing the infection. Beta-hemolytic streptococci cause most erysipelas infections and most cellulitis infections, but cellulitis is sometimes caused by Staphylococcus aureus and occasionally by a multitude of other organisms.
Skin and Soft Tissue Infections | AAFP
网页2015年9月15日 — In patients with at least one prior episode of cellulitis, administering prophylactic oral penicillin, 250 mg twice daily for six months, reduces the risk of recurrence for up to three years by...
Cellulitis - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic
网页2022年5月6日 — Cellulitis treatment usually includes a prescription oral antibiotic. Within three days of starting an antibiotic, let your health care provider know whether the infection is responding to treatment. You'll need to take the antibiotic for the full course, usually 5 to 10 days, even if you start to feel better. Symptoms typically disappear a few ...
Diagnosis and management of cellulitis - PMC - National Center …
网页Making the correct diagnosis is key to management. Non-infectious conditions should be considered. Narrow spectrum penicillins targeting streptococci and staphylococci (in the case of purulent infection) should be the mainstay of antimicrobial therapy. The natural history of cellulitis is one of slow resolution.
Cellulitis Treatment & Management - Medscape
网页2022年4月26日 — In mild cases of cellulitis treated on an outpatient basis, dicloxacillin, amoxicillin, and cephalexin are all reasonable choices. Clindamycin or a macrolide (clarithromycin or azithromycin)...
Cellulitis - Symptoms, Causes, Treatments, & More - WebMD
网页2024年3月27日 — Cellulitis treatment usually includes an antibiotic such as dicloxacillin or cephalexin, which you take by mouth for 5 days (or longer if specified). Which antibiotic you need will depend...
Cellulitis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
网页2023年8月7日 — The learner will know how to discern when cellulitis treatment is appropriate in the outpatient setting with oral antibiotics versus when a patient should be hospitalized and treated with intravenous antibiotics, and how the interprofessional team can best manage patients with cellulitis.
Cellulitis: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment & Recovery - Cleveland Clinic
网页2022年4月18日 — Your healthcare provider will typically prescribe antibiotics taken by mouth (oral antibiotics) to treat your cellulitis. Oral antibiotics may include dicloxacillin or cephalexin. Severe cases of cellulitis may not respond to oral antibiotics.
Antibiotic Treatment of Cellulitis and Erysipelas - JAMA Network
网页This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to inform the production of evidence-based guidelines that cover antibiotic choice, route of administration, duration of treatment, the role of combinations of antibiotics, and gaps in research.
Patient education: Skin and soft tissue infection (cellulitis) …
网页2023年11月28日 — These include: Recent injury to the skin (a wound, abrasion, cut, shaving, or injection drug use) Prior radiation therapy to the area. The presence of a fungal or viral skin infection, such as athlete's foot or chickenpox.