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Contact sensitivity to topical antimicrobials
Author(s) -
Goh C. L.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
contact dermatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1600-0536
pISSN - 0105-1873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1989.tb04683.x
Subject(s) - medicine , neomycin , antimicrobial , contact dermatitis , dermatology , allergy , antibiotics , immunology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
18% (571/3145) of patients attending a contact dermatitis clinic in Singapore had contact sensitivity to one or more topical antimicrobials. The rates in males and females were similar. The rate for patients under 50 years old was 16% and for those over 50 years old 30% ( p < 0.0001). There were no significant differences in the rates among Chinese, Malays. Indians and other rates. The antimicrobials proflavine, neomycin and clioquinol were the commonest sensitizers.