کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
6123141 1219621 2015 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Predictors of recurrent cellulitis in five years. Clinical risk factors and the role of PTX3 and CRP
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری ایمنی شناسی و میکروب شناسی میکروبیولوژی و بیوتکنولوژی کاربردی
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Predictors of recurrent cellulitis in five years. Clinical risk factors and the role of PTX3 and CRP
چکیده انگلیسی


- Recurrence rate of acute bacterial cellulitis in five years was 41%.
- Risk of recurrence in five years was 26% for patients with no previous episodes.
- Risk of recurrence was 56% after a recurrent cellulitis episode.
- Previous cellulitis predicts recurrence.

SummaryObjectivesTo identify risk factors for recurrence of cellulitis, and to assess the predictive value of pentraxin 3 (PTX3) and C-reactive protein (CRP) measured at baseline.MethodsA follow up study of 90 hospitalised patients with acute non-necrotising cellulitis was conducted. Clinical risk factors were assessed and PTX3 and CRP values were measured at baseline. Patients were contacted by phone at a median of 4.6 years after the baseline episode and the medical records were reviewed.ResultsOverall, 41% of the patients had a recurrence in the follow up. Of the patients with a history of a previous cellulitis in the baseline study 57% had a recurrence in five year follow up as compared to 26% of those without previous episodes (p = 0.003). In multivariate analysis, only the history of previous cellulitis was identified as an independent predicting factor for recurrence. The levels of pentraxin 3 (PTX3) or C-reactive protein (CRP) in the acute phase did not predict recurrence.ConclusionsRisk of recurrence is considerably higher after a recurrent episode than after the first episode. Clinical risk factors predisposing to the first cellulitis episode plausibly predispose also to recurrences.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Infection - Volume 70, Issue 5, May 2015, Pages 467-473
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