Penicillin in the treatment of skin sores in children.

Journal article

Skin infections are a common cause of morbidity in children, particularly in tropical areas. Cultures from such lesions often grow both penicillin-resistant staphylococci and penicillin-sensitive streptococci. In a controlled trial of the treatment of septic skin lesions in 227 paediatric outpatients at Goroka Hospital, sequential analysis of the response to treatment showed that washing plus the intramuscular administration of procaine penicillin was more effective than washing plus placebo ...

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Authors: Bower, M; Bowness, P; Shann, F

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Medical journal of Australia
• Volume: 140
• Issue: 9
• Pages: 528-530
• Publication date: 1984-04-01
• EISSN: 1326-5377
• ISSN: 0025-729X
• Language: English
• Keywords: Humans; Penicillin Resistance; Penicillin G, Procaine; Random Allocation; Skin Diseases, Infectious; Child; Papua New Guinea; Staphylococcus; Clinical Trials as Topic; Bacterial Infections