Cellulitis rejig prompts hospital docs to opt for oral antibiotics at home

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Cellulitis rejig prompts hospital docs to opt for oral antibiotics at home

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New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa

Steve Ritchie
Auckland City Hospital Infectious disease specialist Steve Ritchie says most patients with cellulitis are not systemically unwell
There has been a high use of intravenous antibiotics – 94 per cent of patients with “mild” cellulitis received them Auckland patients with cellul