What are the antibiotic options for a 28-year-old female with vulvar cellulitis (inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissue)?

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對於28歲女性的會陰部下方蜂窩性組織炎,首選的抗生素治療包括β-內酰胺類抗生素,如cephalexin(500mg四次日)或amoxicillin-clavulanate(875/125mg兩次日)為7-10天。根據1的研究,典型的蜂窩性組織炎治療應包括對鏈球菌有效的抗生素,大多數患者可以從一開始就使用口服藥物,適合的抗生素包括penicillin、amoxicillin、amoxicillin-clavulanate、dicloxacillin、cephalexin或clindamycin。對於未經複雜的蜂窩性組織炎,5天的抗微生物治療與10天的治療一樣有效,如果在5天內出現臨床改善。

其他選擇包括:

  • 對於青黴素過敏的患者,clindamycin(300-450mg四次日)或trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole(1-2雙強度片兩次日)可以作為替代選擇。
  • 對於更嚴重的感染,考慮添加metronidazole(500mg三次日)以提供厭氧覆蓋,因為會陰區域往往存在混合的細菌菌叢。
  • 如果懷疑MRSA,選擇包括trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole、doxycycline(100mg兩次日)或linezolid(600mg兩次日),根據1的研究,MRSA是典型蜂窩性組織炎的罕見原因,但在某些情況下,例如穿刺創傷、膿液排出或其他MRSA感染的證據,可能需要考慮MRSA的治療。

治療的選擇應根據嚴重程度、懷疑的病原體和患者的因素,如過敏和懷孕狀態進行指導。溫熱敷、適當的衛生和疼痛管理是重要的輔助措施。如果存在膿腫,可能需要與抗生素治療一起進行切開引流。這些感染通常在48-72小時內對適當的抗生素治療有良好的反應,缺乏改善需要重新評估和可能的抗生素調整。

From the FDA Drug Label

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Clindamycin is indicated in the treatment of serious infections caused by susceptible anaerobic bacteria. ... infections of the female pelvis and genital tract such as endometritis, nongonococcal tubo-ovarian abscess, pelvic cellulitis, and postsurgical vaginal cuff infection.

PRECAUTIONS General Penicillinase-resistant penicillins should generally not be administered to patients with a history of sensitivity to any penicillin.

PRECAUTIONS General Prescribing cephalexin capsules, cephalexin for oral suspension, or cephalexin tablets in the absence of a proven or strongly suspected bacterial infection or a prophylactic indication is unlikely to provide benefit to the patient and increases the risk of the development of drug-resistant bacteria

抗生素選擇

  • Clindamycin:適用於治療由易感性厭氧菌引起的嚴重感染,包括女性盆腔和生殖道感染,如子宮內膜炎、非淋球菌性輸卵管卵巢膿瘍、盆腔細胞炎和手術後陰道 cuff 感染 2
  • Dicloxacillin:適用於治療由葡萄球菌引起的感染,但需要考慮患者的過敏史和其他因素 3
  • Cephalexin:適用於治療由易感性細菌引起的感染,但需要考慮患者的過敏史和其他因素 4

注意事項

  • 需要根據患者的具體情況和感染的類型選擇適當的抗生素。
  • 需要考慮患者的過敏史和其他因素,以避免不良反應。
  • 需要根據臨床指南和藥物標籤的指示使用抗生素。

From the Research

會陰部下方蜂窩性組織炎抗生素選擇

  • 根據5的研究,蜂窩性組織炎(cellulitis)的抗生素選擇取決於患者的病史、風險因素、臨床表現的嚴重程度以及最可能的微生物原因。
  • 6的研究指出,對於未經複雜的皮膚和皮膚結構感染(uSSSIs),常見的細菌致病因子包括金黃色葡萄球菌(Staphylococcus aureus)和鏈球菌(Streptococcus pyogenes)。目前的指南建議使用口服的β-內酰胺類抗生素,如dicloxacillin、cephalexin、erythromycin、clindamycin和amoxicillin/clavulanic acid。
  • 根據7的系統性回顧和meta分析,目前尚無證據支持任何一種抗生素對於蜂窩性組織炎的治療優於其他抗生素。同時,也沒有證據支持使用靜脈注射抗生素優於口服抗生素,或治療時間超過5天的必要性。
  • 8的研究提到,會陰部的感染性疾病包括細菌性感染,如蜂窩性組織炎、紅斑、壞死性筋膜炎等。這些感染的治療需要根據具體的病原體和臨床表現選擇適當的抗生素。

References

Guideline

Guideline Directed Topic Overview

Dr.Oracle Medical Advisory Board & Editors, 2025

Research

Cellulitis: A Review of Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Management.

The Medical clinics of North America, 2021

Research

Oral beta-lactams applied to uncomplicated infections of skin and skin structures.

Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease, 2007

Research

Skin diseases of the vulva: Infectious diseases.

Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2017

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