Influence of Underlying Disease Process on the Utility of Cellulitis Needle Aspirates
Marcia A. Kielhofner;Becca Brown;Lawrence Dali;
archives of internal medicine1988Vol. 148pp. 2451-2452
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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. (...