Flucloxacillin in the treatment of atopic dermatitis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 138, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1022-1029

  Ewing, C I ^a   Ashcroft, C ^a   Gibbs, A C C ^a   Jones, G A ^b   Connor, P J ^b   David, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b BOOTH HALL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIMEMAZINE TARTRATE; EMULSIFYING AGENT; FLUCLOXACILLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FLOXACILLIN; HUMANS; INFANT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PENICILLINS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031779324     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02271.x     Document Type: Article

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