Cellulitis laboratory tests

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1], Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S.

Overview

With changing trends in medicine, recommended lab investigations are changing. Blood cultures and blood counts are the mainstay for the treatment and prognosis. Other blood tests like ESR and CRP help in prognosis.

Lab Work Up

• Cultures can be taken from Wounds, Pus & Blood. Blood cultures are positive only in few cases of mild infection/ community acquired cellulitis. Blood cultures are significant when systemic spread occurs.