Resource Over-Utilization in Hospitalized Patients With Uncomplicated Skin and Soft Tissue Infections.

Background: Inpatient management of SSTIs utilizes considerable healthcare resources. The CREST+SEWS score categorizes patients with SSTIs into 4 severity classes. Hospitalizations can be avoided in Class I as they are treated as outpatients with oral antibiotics, whereas Class IV require hospitalization for intravenous antibiotics.