Open AccessPenicillin to Prevent Recurrent Leg Cellulitis
Author(s) -
Kim S Thomas,
Angela M. Crook,
Andrew Nunn,
Katharine Foster,
James Mason,
Joanne R Chalmers,
I. Nasr,
Richard Brindle,
John English,
Sarah Meredith,
Nick J. Reynolds,
David de Berker,
Peter Mortimer,
Hywel C Williams
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1206300
Subject(s) - medicine , cellulitis , penicillin , surgery , intensive care medicine , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Cellulitis of the leg is a common bacterial infection of the skin and underlying tissue. We compared prophylactic low-dose penicillin with placebo for the prevention of recurrent cellulitis.
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