Table 1

 APAC exclusion criteria

*Water injury: n injury/wound sustained while in contact with fresh or salt water, which may result in infection with organisms that are not sensitive to cephazolin.
Age <16 years
Cellulitis that originated from a suspected bite or water injury*
Bone or joint involvement considered likely
Confusion or syncope
Vomiting more than once in the previous 12 hours
White cell count <4.0 or >20.0×109/l
Biochemical evidence of severe systemic illness
    Blood glucose >15 mmol/l
    Creatinine >1.5 times normal level
    Alanine aminotransferase >200 IU/l
Requires surgical review
    Diabetic foot infections or ischaemic extremities
    Infections of the hand (hand surgeons)
    Infection complicating a significant trauma
    Penetrating injury where a foreign body is not excluded