Table 7.
Empirical prescription of antimicrobial agents. A. All cases of cellulitis B. Cases with pathogen isolated
| A. Prescription of antimicrobial agents in all 465 cases of cellulitis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All (n = 465) | Non-purulent group (n = 369) | Purulent group (n = 96) | P-value | |
| Penicillin (%) | 137 (29.5) | 130 (35.2) | 7 (7.3) | <0.001 |
| Oxacillin (%) | 133 (28.6) | 95 (25.7) | 38 (39.6) | 0.008 |
| Cefazolin (%) | 90 (19.4) | 73 (19.8) | 17 (17.7) | 0.647 |
| β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor (%) | 17 (3.7) | 9 (2.4) | 8 (8.3) | 0.012 |
| Penicillin plus clindamycin (%) | 16 (3.4) | 16 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0.052 |
| Other (%) | 72 (15.4) | 46 (12.5) | 26 (27.1) | <0.001 |
| B. Prevalence of appropriate antimicrobial agent in 211 cases with pathogen isolated | ||||
| All (n = 211) | Non-purulent group (n = 131) | Purulent group (n = 80) | P-value | |
| Appropriate antimicrobial agent (%) | 152 (72.0) | 109 (83.2) | 43 (53.8) | <0.001 |
Data are number (%) of patients, unless otherwise indicated