How many total days of antibiotics do you prescribe for uncomplicated non-purulent cellulitis in hospitalized patients who show clear clinical improvement within 48–72 hours?  

Thanks for the question. 5 days total, with transition to oral antibiotics upon clinical improvement to complete this course. Notably, my health system (via our EMR-based clinical decision support tool) recommends penicillin (IV) or amoxicillin (PO) as first-line treatment for nonpurulent cellulitis...