Podiatry and Medical - Set 1

Answer − A − The appropriate antibiotic to prescribe for cellulitis while awaiting specific culture verification is penicillin. Penicillin remains the mainstay of therapy against presumed streptococcal infections. Most streptococcal cellulitis is adequately treated by penicillin, elevation of the infected extremity, and attention to the local wound to ascertain adequate local drainage and absence of any persisting foreign body.