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Trimethoprim‐sulfamethoxazole compared with benzathine penicillin for treatment of impetigo in Aboriginal children: A pilot randomised controlled trial
Author(s) -
Tong Steven YC,
Andrews Ross M,
Kearns Therese,
Gundjirryirr Rosalyn,
McDonald Malcolm I,
Currie Bart J,
Carapetis Jonathan R
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01697.x
Subject(s) - medicine , impetigo , trimethoprim , sulfamethoxazole , penicillin , randomized controlled trial , antibiotics , staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , dermatology , genetics , bacteria , biology
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.