title: Trimethoprim-polymyxin B sulphate cream compared with fusidic acid cream in the treatment of superficial bacterial infection of the skin.
abstract: Trimethoprim-polymyxin B sulphate cream or fusidic acid cream was used to treat 64 patients with primary or secondary superficial bacterial infections of the skin in a randomized, double-blind controlled trial. Both treatments were effective in alleviating the clinical signs and symptoms associated with bacterial infection. A cream containing a combination of 0.17 mg/g trimethoprim and 10,000 IU/g polymyxin B sulphate was, however, significantly more effective than a 20 mg/g fusidic acid cream in reducing the signs of crust and tenderness.
authors.affiliation: Kast El Aini Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: el Mofty
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Harvey
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Calthrop
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marks
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005672:Fusidic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009824:Ointments; D011112:Polymyxin B / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011113:Polymyxins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D014295:Trimethoprim / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D009824:Ointments; D011113:Polymyxins; D005672:Fusidic Acid; D014295:Trimethoprim; D011112:Polymyxin B