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Cellulitis/Abscess — Laboratory Studies — Clinical Pathway: Emergency Department and Inpatient

Cellulitis/Abscess Clinical Pathway — Emergency Department and Inpatient

Laboratory Studies

Wound Cultures

  • Send on all patients that are treated with IV or PO antibiotics
  • Patients who return with inadequate resolution of infection; consider sending a wound culture if one was not sent on the initial visit

Routine Laboratory Studies

Routine laboratory studies are not recommended in healthy children with uncomplicated cellulitis or abscess. For patients with significant systemic symptoms (SIRS) or suspected sepsis, laboratory studies may help guide care.

 

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