Tong, Steven Y.C., Andrews, Ross M., Kearns, Therese, Gundjirryirr, Rosalyn, McDonald, Malcolm, Currie, Bart J., and Carapetis, Jonathan R. (2010) Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole compared with benzathine penicillin for treatment of impetigo in Aboriginal children: a pilot randomised controlled trial. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 46 (3). pp. 131-133.

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Abstract

We conducted a pilot randomized controlled trial comparing trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole to benzathine penicillin for treatment of impetigo in Aboriginal children. Treatmentwas 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.

Item ID:	36998
Item Type:	Article (Short Note)
ISSN:	1440-1754
Keywords:	Australia; impetigo; indigenous; randomised controlled trial; trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
Funders:	Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Australian National Heart Foundation (ANHF), Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health (CRCAH), Ian Potter Foundation (IPF), Rio Tinto Aboriginal Foundation (RTAF)
Date Deposited:	22 Mar 2016 05:35
FoR Codes:	11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1103 Clinical Sciences > 110309 Infectious Diseases @ 40% 11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine > 111403 Paediatrics @ 30% 11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1117 Public Health and Health Services > 111701 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health @ 30%
SEO Codes:	92 HEALTH > 9201 Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions) > 920109 Infectious Diseases @ 20% 92 HEALTH > 9201 Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions) > 920117 Skin and Related Disorders @ 40% 92 HEALTH > 9203 Indigenous Health > 920303 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health - Health System Performance (incl. Effectiveness of Interventions) @ 40%
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