Predictors of Treatment Failure in Outpatient Management of Uncomplicated Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: Findings from a Prospective Multicenter Study in Türkiye - Scorecard - MDSpire

Predictors of Treatment Failure in Outpatient Management of Uncomplicated Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: Findings from a Prospective Multicenter Study in Türkiye

  • By

  • Melike Nur Özçelik

  • Merve Sefa Sayar

  • Nurten Nur Aydın

  • Dilşah Başkol Elik

  • Özgür Günal

  • Pınar Yürük Atasoy

  • Ayşegül Tuna

  • Cihan Semet

  • Serpil Erol

  • Azize Yetişgen

  • Yakup Gezer

  • Muhammet Rıdvan Tayşi

  • Naciye Betül Baysal

  • Gülden Eser Karlıdağ

  • Muammer Çelik

  • Emsal Aydın

  • Yeşim Kürekçi

  • Yasemin Akkoyunlu

  • Özay Akyıldız

  • Ayşe Serra Özel

  • Oktay Yapıcı

  • Deniz Özer

  • Şafak Kaya

  • Tuba Damar Çakırca

  • Şafak Balın Özer

  • İsmail Necati Hakyemez

  • December 27, 2025

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Clinical Scorecard: Predictors of Treatment Failure in Outpatient Management of Uncomplicated Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: Findings from a Prospective Multicenter Study in Türkiye

At a Glance

CategoryDetail
Condition
Key Mechanisms
Target PopulationAdults (≥ 18 years) diagnosed with uncomplicated SSTIs, excluding complicated SSTIs.
Care Setting

Key Highlights

  • elevated_pulse_rate

Guideline-Based Recommendations

Diagnosis

  • Clinical assessment supported by laboratory parameters such as WBC (≥ 12,000 cells/µL), CRP (≥ 10 mg/L), and NLR (≥ 3).

Management

    Monitoring & Follow-up

      Risks

        Patient & Prescribing Data

        Outpatients received empirical antibiotics, including beta-lactams and clindamycin, with a significant portion having extended Gram-negative and anaerobic coverage.

        Clinical Best Practices

        • Identify high-risk patients early for potential intravenous therapy and ensure follow-up care is scheduled.

        References

        Original Source(s)

        Predictors of Treatment Failure in Outpatient Management of Uncomplicated Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: Findings from a Prospective Multicenter Study in Türkiye

        • by Melike Nur Özçelik, Merve Sefa Sayar, Nurten Nur Aydın, Dilşah Başkol Elik, Özgür Günal, Pınar Yürük Atasoy, Ayşegül Tuna, Cihan Semet, Serpil Erol, Azize Yetişgen, Yakup Gezer, Muhammet Rıdvan Tayşi, Naciye Betül Baysal, Gülden Eser Karlıdağ, Muammer Çelik, Emsal Aydın, Yeşim Kürekçi, Yasemin Akkoyunlu, Özay Akyıldız, Ayşe Serra Özel, Oktay Yapıcı, Deniz Özer, Şafak Kaya, Tuba Damar Çakırca, Şafak Balın Özer, İsmail Necati Hakyemez

        • December 27, 2025

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