The patient is a 55 year old male with a history of noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus, a significant heavy smoking history, and a family history of cardiac disease who was admitted with chest pain and worsening right great toe ulceration with lymphangitis. He had completed a course of Cipro and was given a dose of oxacillin before being sent to Sidecrestso Community Hospital for IV antibiotics and work-up. MEDICATIONS ON ADMISSION included Tylenol #3 and glyburide 10 mg p.o. q. day. No known drug allergies. He was then treated for the right toe cellulitis with IV antibiotics of gentamicin and Clindamycin, and was placed on atenolol with the dose increased to 75 mg p.o. q. day. On discharge, the patient was switched from Nitropaste to Isordil 10 mg p.o. t.i.d., and his glyburide was increased to 20 mg p.o. q. day. MEDICATIONS ON DISCHARGE included atenolol, aspirin, 325 mg po q day, Glyburide, 20 mg po q day, Tylenol #3, two tablets po x one p.r.n. for pain, and sublingual nitroglycerin, p.r.n. The patient was discharged to home and was to follow-up with Dr. Netti as an outpatient and with Dr. Frasso of AMH Cardiology.
What was the indication for my patient's clindamycin.
He was then treated for the right toe cellulitis with IV antibiotics of gentamicin and Clindamycin,