Penicillin to prevent recurrent leg cellulitis

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2013
In patients with recurrent cellulitis of the leg, penicillin was effective in preventing subsequent attacks during prophylaxis, but the protective effect diminished progressively once drug therapy was stopped. (Funded by Action Medical Research; PATCH I Controlled-Trials.com number, ISRCTN34716921.) …
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Authors Thomas KS;Crook AM;Nunn AJ;Foster KA;Mason JM;Chalmers JR;Nasr IS;Brindle RJ;English J;Meredith SK;Reynolds NJ;de Berker D;Mortimer PS;Williams HC; ;;
Journal The New England journal of medicine
Year 2013
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23635049
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National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI NLM MEDLINE humans pubmed abstract nih national institutes of health national library of medicine research support non-u.s. gov't female male aged middle aged Randomized Controlled Trial Double-Blind Method Multicenter Study follow-up studies anti-bacterial agents / adverse effects anti-bacterial agents / therapeutic use* penicillins / therapeutic use* leg health care costs secondary prevention penicillins / adverse effects cellulitis / drug therapy* pmid:23635049 doi:10.1056/nejmoa1206300 kim s thomas angela m crook u.k. dermatology clinical trials network's patch i trial team cellulitis / prevention & control health services / economics health services / statistics & numerical data

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