Study Comparing the Safety and Efficacy of Tigecycline With Ampicillin-Sulbactam or Amoxicillin-Clavulanate to Treat Skin Infections

Treatment A: Tigecycline every 12 hours intravenous (IV) (an initial dose of 100 mg followed by 50 mg every 12 hours)

"Ampicillin-sulbactam: 1.5 g (1 g ampicillin plus 0.5 g sulbactam) to 3 g (3 g ampicillin plus 1 g sulbactam) intravenous (IV) every 6 hrs or Amoxicillin-clavulanate: 1.2 g (1000 mg amoxicillin plus 200 mg clavulanate) IV every 6 to 8 hrs.~A glycopeptide antibiotic (either vancomycin 1 g IV every 12 hrs or teicoplanin IV loading dose of 400 mg the first day followed by a maintenance dose of 200 mg daily) may be added to the aminopenicillin/betalactamase inhibitor regimen if infection with methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is suspected or confirmed within the first 72 hrs of enrollment. If culture results fail to show a resistant organism, use of the glycopeptide may be discontinued."