Abstract
We conducted a pilot randomized controlled trial comparing trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole to benzathine penicillin for treatment of impetigo in Aboriginal children. Treatment was successful in 7 of 7 children treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and 5 of 6 treated with benzathine penicillin. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole achieved microbiological clearance and healing of sores from which β-hemolytic streptococci and community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus were initially cultured.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 131-133 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2010 |
Keywords
- Australia
- Impetigo
- Indigenous
- Randomised controlled trial
- Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole