Duration of ANtibiotic therapy for CEllulitis (DANCE)
- Conditions
- cellulitis, erysipelas
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 396
Inclusion Criteria
Admitted to receive intravenous antibiotics for cellulitis/erysipelas
- 18 years of age or older
Exclusion Criteria
- Allergy for flucloxacillin, other beta-lactam antibiotics or one of the additives, or flucloxacillin induced hepatitis or liver enzyme disorders.
- Concurrent use of antibiotics for other indications
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Resolution of cellulitis at 14 days, defined as disappearance of warmth and tenderness at the site of infection, with substantial improvement in erythema and edema, and without recurrence by day 28, defined as the need of additional antibiotic therapy for cellulitis.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method