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

Studies suggest that staphylococcus is the main cause of purulent cellulitis, with MRSA predominant, while in nonpurulent cellulitis, β-hemolytic streptococci appear to be more important. The role of ...

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Cellulitis is a common but potentially serious skin infection caused by bacteria entering through breaks in the skin. Recognizing early symptoms like redness, warmth, and swelling can make a big ...

Medically reviewed by Josephine Hessert, DO Key Takeaways Cellulitis from a bug bite can make your skin look like orange peel ...

We created a model for empiric therapy of cellulitis in the outpatient setting, recognizing the increased incidence of community-onset infections due to MRSA. Under our base-case assumptions of ...