2018
Do Patients with Cellulitis Need to be Hospitalized? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Mortality Rates of Inpatients with Cellulitis
Gunderson CG, Cherry BM, Fisher A. Do Patients with Cellulitis Need to be Hospitalized? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Mortality Rates of Inpatients with Cellulitis. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2018, 33: 1553-1560. PMID: 30022408, PMCID: PMC6108983, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4546-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfectious Diseases SocietyOutpatient managementMortality rateDiseases SocietyNewcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment ScaleActual clinical evidencePneumonia severity indexCommunity-acquired pneumoniaLow-risk patientsQuality Assessment ScaleThird of deathsWorldwide mortality rateRandom-effects modelSystematic literature searchInpatient mortalityRisk patientsConsecutive patientsClinical evidenceResultsEighteen studiesDiseases codesI2 statisticCommon causeInclusion criteriaStudy qualityCellulitis
2011
Cellulitis: Definition, Etiology, and Clinical Features
Gunderson CG. Cellulitis: Definition, Etiology, and Clinical Features. The American Journal Of Medicine 2011, 124: 1113-1122. PMID: 22014791, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.06.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft tissue infectionsClinical featuresTissue infectionsCommunity-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusInfectious Diseases SocietyMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusDiseases SocietyAntimicrobial recommendationsCommon conditionCellulitisRecent recommendationsStaphylococcus aureusEtiologyInfectionPhysicians