Influence of Underlying Disease Process on the Utility of Cellulitis Needle Aspirates

Overview

Journal Arch Intern Med

Specialty General Medicine

Date 1988 Nov 1

PMID 3190376

Citations 11

Authors

M A Kielhofner

B Brown

L Dall

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Abstract

A prospective microbiological evaluation of 87 patients with acute cellulitis was performed. Adult patients with cellulitis with diabetes mellitus or malignant disorders had a greater frequency of positive cultures. Qualitative leukocyte disorders associated with these underlying disease states was hypothesized as a contributing factor to this higher yield.

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