Artigo Acesso aberto Revisado por pares

Penicillin to Prevent Recurrent Leg Cellulitis

2013; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 368; Issue: 18 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejmoa1206300

ISSN

1533-4406

Autores

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,

Tópico(s)

Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

Resumo

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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