Quantitative Cultures of Biopsy Specimens From Cutaneous Cellulitis
Thierry Duvanel;Raymond Auckenthaler;Peter Rohner;Monika Harms;Jean H. Saurat;
archives of internal medicine1989Vol. 149pp. 293-296
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Abstract
• To study the microbiologic features of cutaneous cellulitis prospectively, quantitative biopsy cultures were carried out in 25 patients who were hospitalized for an untreated cutaneous cellulitis. Biopsy specimens were obtained from both the center and the advancing edge of erythema. Only nine biopsy specimens (three central and six peripheral)...