In a secondary objective the trial aims to measure adherence and persistence of trial patients with outpatient antibiotic therapy. In addition a within-trial evaluation of the cost per quality adjusted life year (QALY) gained from the use of oral flucloxacillin compared with combination therapy from the perspective of the health-care payer (direct costs) the patient and government. Finally the study will externally validate the Extremity Soft Tissue Infection-score, a Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL) questionnaire designed to quantify the impact of cellulitis, wound infections and abscesses on patient HRQL in clinical trials.