A systematic review of bacteremias in cellulitis and erysipelas

• Published in: The Journal of infection Vol. 64; no. 2; pp. 148 - 155
• Main Authors: Gunderson, Craig G., Martinello, Richard A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2012; Elsevier
• Subjects: Bacteremia; Bacteremia - microbiology; Bacterial diseases; Bacterial sepsis; Biological and medical sciences; Blood culture; Cell culture; Cellulitis; Cellulitis - microbiology; Dermatology; Drug resistance; Erysipelas; Erysipelas - microbiology; General aspects; Human bacterial diseases; Humans; Infection; Infectious Disease; Infectious diseases; Medical sciences; Pathogens; Skin involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous. General aspects; Soft tissue infections; Soft tissues; Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus aureus - pathogenicity; Streptococcal Infections - microbiology; Streptococcus - pathogenicity; Streptococcus pyogenes; Cellulitis; Erysipelas; Soft tissue infections; Dermatocellulitis; Infection; Skin disease; Streptococcal infection; Bacteriosis; Adipose tissue disorders; Bacteremia; Bibliographic review
• ISSN: 0163-4453; 1532-2742; 1532-2742
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2011.11.004

Because of the difficulty of obtaining bacterial cultures from patients with cellulitis and erysipelas, the microbiology of these common infections remains incompletely defined. Given the emergence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) over the past decade the...