Abstract
Objective: Ceftriaxone is recommended for use in cellulite cases. It is indicated that its half-life is long and that it can be used as a single dose per day. However, we sometimes encounter problems in treatment. For this reason, the efficacy of once-dose ceftriaxone treatment was evaluated by comparing with other agents.
Material and Methods: In our study, 46 non-complex cellulite patients treated in our hospital between 2017 and 2019 were included. Demographic, clinical and laboratory data of the patients were obtained from the patient files. Data was evaluated with Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests. Values with p<0.05 were considered statistically significant.
Results: The patients were divided into groups as Group-1, Group-2 and Group-3, respectively, as those who received cefazolin, ceftriaxone twice a day, and ceftriaxone once a day. There was no significant difference in clinical response and total treatment time between groups 1 and 2. In Group-3; clinical response and duration of treatment were longer and statistically significant compared to Groups-1 and 2.
Conclusion: One dose of ceftriaxone was recommended daily, but when compared with ceftriaxone treatment administered intermittently for 12 hours a day, the clinical response was later. The total treatment duration of these patients was also longer. For this reason, we think that it would be more appropriate to start ceftriaxone at an interval of 12 hours at the beginning of the treatment.