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In tropical environments, such as the Torres Strait, cellulitis accounts for 37% of potentially preventable hospitalisations. This study aimed to evaluate the safety, effectiveness and community acceptance of outpatient antibiotic treatment for the management of skin infections in the Torres Strait.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This was a 12-month prospective, observational study commencing in January 2019 involving 295 adults with a skin infection across the Torres Strait.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Most (276\/295 (94%)) participants were treated successfully in the community. Of 295 enrolled patients, 151 of 295 (51%) had cellulitis, 59 of 295 (20%) had a skin abscess and 85 of 295 (28%) had a wound infection. Of the 77 of 278 (27%) infections accompanied by systemic features, 63 of 77 (82%) were managed in the community. Staphylococcus aureus was the most frequent isolate, at 165 of 261 (63%); 56 of 165 (33%) were methicillin resistant. In the 276 community-managed cases, oral trimethoprim\/sulfamethoxazole was initially used in 159 (57%), oral flucloxacillin in 75 (27%) and intravenous cefazolin plus oral probenecid in 32 (13%). The clinical course was complicated in eight of 232 (3%) patients who had complete follow-up data: seven patients required hospitalisation after initial treatment in the community\u00a0and one had an antibiotic side-effect. 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