title: A cure for recurrent furunculosis.
abstract: A therapy for recurrent boils using antibiotic ointment over the entire integument is described herein. Rather than eradicating the individual nidus of infection, the skin is allowed to muster its own defenses, resulting in fewer, and eventually no, eruptions.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005667:Furunculosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009824:Ointments; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009824:Ointments