Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Abscesses

After viewing or presenting this presentation, viewers will be able to—

• Describe the approach to diagnosing cellulitis and distinguish it from mimicking conditions.
• Describe the microbiology of cellulitis and how that informs empiric therapy.
• Identify empiric antibiotic regimens for cellulitis that minimize adverse events. 
• Discuss reasonable durations of antibiotic therapy for cellulitis.
• Discuss the expected time course of a case of cellulitis and when patients should return for followup.

Clinician One-Page Document and Discussion Guide

Patient Handouts

These handouts can be given to your patients to help them understand their infection and your antibiotic choices.