Appendix Table 2.

Clinical outcomes

	Non-purulent cellulitis n=320	Wound infection or purulent cellulitis n=44	Cutaneous abscess n=169	Total n =533
Survived to discharge	319 (99)	44 (100)	169 (100)	532 (99)
Clinical failure	38 (12)	3 (7)	18 (11)	59 (11)
Treatment failure	16 (5)	3 (7)	11 (7)	30 (6)
Recurrence	17 (5)	1 (2)	9 (5)	27 (5)
Re-hospitalization due to skin infection	23 (7)	2 (5)	7 (4)	32 (6)
Re-hospitalization for reason other than skin infection	24 (8)	1 (2)	6 (4)	31 (6)
Length of stay, median days (IQR)	4 (3 – 5)	3 (3 – 4)	4 (4 – 5)	4 (3 – 5)

IQR, interquartile range