Table 3. Description of Most Commonly Prescribed Antibiotics to Patients Admitted with a Diagnosis of “Cellulitis” in the Emergency Department and Hospital Ward
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Harbor-UCLA |
University of Rochester |
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True Cellulitis n = 52 (%) |
Non-cellulitis n = 28 (%) |
True Cellulitis n = 52 (%) |
Non-cellulitis n = 13 (%) |
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Prescription Rank |
Emergency Department (%) |
Hospital Ward (%) |
Emergency Department (%) |
Hospital Ward (%) |
ObservationUnit (%) |
Observation Unit (%) |
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#1 |
Clindamycin (72%) |
Clindamycin (62%) |
Clindamycin (77%) |
Clindamycin (61%) |
Beta-lactam/Beta-lactamase inhibitor (63%) |
Beta-lactam/Beta-lactamase inhibitor (46%) |
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#2 |
Ceftriaxone (48%) |
Ceftriaxone (44%) |
Ceftriaxone (42%) |
Ceftriaxone (44%) |
Clindamycin (58%) |
Clindamycin (38%) |
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#3 |
Cefazolin (28%) |
Vancomycin (28%) |
Vancomycin (35%) |
Vancomycin (22%) |
TMP-SMXb (56%) |
TMP-SMXb (31%) |
a Percentages may add up to greater than 100% as patients may receive more than one antibiotic
b TMP-SMX – trimethoprim sufamethoxazole