Trimethopim-sulfamethoxazole compared with benzathine penicillin for treatment of impetigo in Aboriginal children: A pilot randomised controlled trial: Case report

Steven Tong; Ross Andrews; Therese Kearns; Rosalyn Gundjirryirr; Malcolm Mcdonald; Bart Currie

doi:10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01697.x

Trimethopim-sulfamethoxazole compared with benzathine penicillin for treatment of impetigo in Aboriginal children: A pilot randomised controlled trial: Case report

Steven Tong, Ross Andrews, Therese Kearns, Rosalyn Gundjirryirr, Malcolm Mcdonald, Bart Currie

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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
Pages (from-to)	131-133
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
Volume	46
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01697.x
Publication status	Published - Mar 2010

Keywords

Australia
Impetigo
Indigenous
Randomised controlled trial
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole

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