A systematic review of antistreptococcal interventions for guttate and chronic plaque psoriasis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 145, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 886-890

  Owen, Caroline M ^a   Chalmers, R J G ^a   O'Sullivan, T ^a   Griffiths, C E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Chronic plaque psoriasis; Guttate psoriasis; Streptococcal infection; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDATE SODIUM; PENICILLIN V; RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CHRONIC PLAQUE PSORIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PSORIASIS GUTTATA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; TONSILLECTOMY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; PSORIASIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 0035724268     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2001.04504.x     Document Type: Article

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