Active clinical trials for "Cellulitis"

The purpose of this research study is to compare the effectiveness of commonly used decolonization treatments (application of mupirocin antibiotic ointment to the nose and bleach baths) when performed by individuals with a history of skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI) in the prior year (individualized approach) in comparison to decolonization of all household members (household approach) in an attempt to prevent Staphylococcus aureus skin infections. The investigators hypothesize an individualized decolonization approach will be equally as effective as a household approach to prevent SSTI.

This is a randomized, controlled study to compare patients evaluated by primary care physicians alone versus patients who are additionally evaluated by a dermatologist at the primary care physician"s office, aiming to demonstrate that visits to the primary care physician"s (PCP) office that involve both the PCP and an on-site dermatology consultation will reduce hospital admission rates. The hypothesis of this study is that obtaining outpatient dermatology consultations during a patient"s initial presentation to a primary care office will reduce admissions for cellulitis with accuracy. The primary objective will be to measure the difference in the proportion of patients requiring hospital admission utilizing a dermatology consultation at the PCP"s office (active arm) versus primary care evaluation alone (control arm) by calculating risk ratios and risk differences. The risk of admission for each arm will be assessed once the study has been completed. The secondary endpoint will be admission versus discharge home at a dermatology follow-up visit to assess accuracy of initial assessment. An additional endpoint will be to determine if any differences in frequencies of cellulitis and admission exist based on age and immunosuppression. Exploratory analyses will assess the percentage of patients with a concomitant known predisposing factor for recurrent cellulitis such as lymphedema, leg ulceration, tinea pedis, or onychomycosis, as well as the association of fever >100.5 F and a history of a prior episode of cellulitis.

This observational study aims to learn more about complicated infections treated by otorhinolaryngologists. The main questions to answer are: What is the management of complicated sinonasal infections in Ljubljana, Slovenia, What is the management of complicated ear and temporal bone infections in Ljubljana, Slovenia, What is the management of complicated neck soft tissue infections in Ljubljana, Slovenia, What is the management of complicated laryngeal infections in Ljubljana, Slovenia Participants will receive standard treatment according to the established evidence-based clinical practice.

The prevalence of cellulitis in society is very high, as much as 3% of visits to Emergency Departments are for the treatment of this disease. The treatment of cellulitis varies depending on the severity. Low severity cases are treated with pain control and antibiotics by mouth and high severity are treated with antibiotics intravenously and pain control. The investigator's hypothesis is to see if the addition of steroids, which are known to decrease inflammation, will decrease the length of the disease process. If so, it will decrease the length of stay if IV antibiotics are needed, it will decrease duration of days out of work and decrease the overall pain control required and therefore patient satisfaction.

Cellulitis is the medical term for an infection of the skin, with symptoms including redness, swelling, warmth, and pain. This group of symptoms is called inflammation, and is caused by the body's immune system responding to the infection. Standard care for cellulitis is using antibiotics to destroy the infection, but the inflammation can persist and cause a great deal of pain. The hypothesis of this study is that adding a single dose of an oral steroid (prednisone), which tempers the immune response, will reduce inflammation, reduce pain, and speed recovery. This hypothesis will be examined by recruiting a group of patients with cellulitis, and randomizing them to two sub-groups: one group will receive a dose of prednisone, while the other group will receive a placebo. Neither group will know what they received unless there is a problem. These subjects will be followed up at the 48 hour mark and the 7 day mark, and will have their results compared.

The aim of the study is to compare the bioavailability of two medications containing 100 mg of minocycline in capsules to determine bioequivalence. They are Minocycline (Minocin® is a registered trademark of Wyeth Holdings Corporation), and Minocycline (Minopac® is a registered trademark of LABORATORIOS DERMATOLOGICOS DARIER, S.A. DE C.V.). Study design is randomized, open, cross-over with two single administrations with two periods and two sequences with a wash-out period of 7 days between the periods. Subjects in the study will be 25 healthy male volunteers, 18-55 years, Blood samples will be obtained at 0.0, 0.33, 0.66, 1.0, 1.33, 1.66, 2.0, 2.33, 2.66, 3.0, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 12.0, 16.0, 24.0, 48.0, and 72.0 hours after medication administration in each period. Plasma minocycline levels will be determined by HPLC method with UV detection with previously validated method. Minocycline concentration data will be used to calculate Cmax, AUC0-t, and AUC0-inf with WinNonlin 5.3 software. The log transformed pharmacokinetics parameters of test and reference medications will be compared calculating ratios and 90% confidence intervals. Any adverse event will be reported.

The primary objective of this study is to compare the pharmacokinetics (how drugs are absorbed in the body, how they are distributed within the body and how they are removed from the body over time) of ceftobiprole in morbidly obese patients and non-obese patients. The secondary objectives are to assess the pharmacodynamics (the study of the action or effects a drug has on the body) and to assess safety and tolerability of ceftobiprole in order to support dosing recommendations in the morbidly obese population.

The effect of teledermatology on length of hospital admission, length of stay, 30 day readmission rate, and antibiotic use in patients presenting with cellulitis vs pseudocellulitis in an academic emergency department setting.

The purpose of this study is to characterize the pharmacokinetics (how drugs are absorbed in the body, how they are distributed within the body and how they are removed from the body over time) of ceftobiprole after a single 250-mg intravenous (IV) infusion (given directly into the vein) for 2 hours, before and after dialysis to patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring hemodialysis or healthy volunteers.

This study will assess the pharmacokinetics (how drugs are absorbed, distributed in the body and removed over time) and safety of a single dose of ceftobiprole in pediatric patients undergoing treatment with systemic antibiotics and may be used to guide dosing recommendations for ceftobiprole in children.