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I was diagnosied with celulitis staph today and seems to be spreading. normal? and how long dose it take for the drug cephalexin to start working?

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Cellulitis course: With an appropriate antibiotic, redness and swelling due to cellulitis should start to decrease in 3-4 days, and certainly shouldn't INCREASE. Outlining the edge of redness with a Sharpie pen will help you and your doctor monitor the response.

Answered 10/31/2014

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Dr. Robert Grindstaff answered

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Cellulitis: it may spread for the first couple days on the antibiotics, they may take 72 hrs to be effective

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