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Co‐operative double‐blind trial of an antibiotic/ corticoid combination in impetiginized atopic dermatitis
Author(s) -
WACHS GERALD N.,
MAIBACH HOWARD I.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1976.tb07021.x
Subject(s) - atopic dermatitis , medicine , antibiotics , corticosteroid , dermatology , clinical trial , clinical significance , antibiotic therapy , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
SUMMARY This double‐blind study of an antibiotic corticosteroid combination, the antibiotic alone and the corticosteroid alone, compared their clinical and microbiological effect in infected atopic dermatitis. Combination therapy reduced the mean scores for infection, inflammation and overall severity to a greater extent than the antibiotic or corticosteroid alone. The clinical and microbiological data are discussed in terms of relevance to clinical use.