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Cellulitis : Treatments

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Cellulitis
Cellulitis treatment may require a hospital stay if:.You are very sick(very high temperature, blood pressure problems, nausea and vomiting that does not go away) You have been on antibiotics and the infection is getting worse Your immune system is...
Source:ADAM
Date:April 17, 2009
Cellulitis
Antibiotic treatment is the only way to battle this potentially life-threatening infection. Mild to moderate cellulitis can be treated with the following antibiotics taken every four to eight hours by mouth:.penicillins(Bicillin, Wycillin, Pen Vee...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Treatments Articles

Abscess Incision & Drainage
Abscess incision & drainageDefinition An infected skin nodule that contains pus may need to be drained via a cut if it does not respond to antibiotics. This allows the pus to escape, and the infection to heal.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Abscess Incision and Drainage
It may need to be drained via an incision(cut) if the pus does not resolve with treatment by antibiotics. This allows the pus to escape, the infection to be treated, and the abscess to heal.An abscess is a pus-filled sore, usually caused by a bact...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
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