Cellulitis/Abscess 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.