Cellulitis Incidence in a Defined Population

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• Personal Author:
  Ellis Simonsen SM ; Gren LH ; Hatch BE ; Hegmann KT ; Jones SS ; Lyon JL ; van Orman ER
• Description:
  A population-based insurance claims database was used to examine cellulitis incidence, anatomical sites of infection, complicating diagnoses, source of health service, and recurrence rates. Insurance claim files were searched for cellulitis ICD-9-CM codes 681.0-682.9. Complications of cellulitis including erysipelas, lymphadenitis, lymphangitis, and necrotizing fasciitis were also identified by ICD-9-CM codes. We found a cellulitis incidence rate of 24.6/1000 person-years, with a higher incidence among males and individuals aged 45-64 years. The most common site of infection was the lower extremity (39.9%). The majority of patients were seen in an outpatient setting (73.8%), and most (82.0%) had only one episode of cellulitis during the 5-year period studied. There was a very low incidence of cellulitis complications, including necrotizing fasciitis. Cellulitis is fairly common, usually treated in outpatient settings, and is infrequently complicated by erysipelas, lymphadenitis, lymphangitis, or necrotizing fasciitis. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Anatomy Communicable Diseases Epidemiology Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Lymphatic System Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety Skin Skin Diseases
• Keywords:
  Cell-function Cellular-reactions Extremities Health-care-facilities Health-services Infection-control Lymphatic-system-disorders Skin-diseases Skin-infections Tissue-disorders
• ISSN:
  0950-2688
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 8 ; Utah
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  293-299
• Volume:
  134
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037347
• Citation:
  Epidemiol Infect 2006 Apr; 134(2):293-299
• Contact Point Address:
  J. L. Lyon, M.D., M.P.H., Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, 375 Chipeta Way, Suite A, Salt Lake City, UT 84108
• Email:
  jlyon@dfpm.utah.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  University of Utah
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Epidemiology and Infection
• End Date:
  20280630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:03c4adf0a338c0a9ec359baaa7b5cdf429135782e7840b768d242b1fd4e596e03ee1126ae01f7044378bde4ceace19a485920f05cf5966ae4410c4810c4db5b0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188449/cdc_188449_DS1.pdf
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