title: Oral antibiotics in pedal infections.
abstract: A culture and sensitivity test is essential before starting antibiotic therapy. If the infection is serious, a bacteriocidal agent should be selected in preference to a bacteriostatic agent. Also, it is important to determine the proper dosage of the antimicrobial drug to be used. If a penicillin is indicated, it is the single most effective antibiotic. If a penicillin is not indicated, erythromycin is safe and effective against most pedal infections.
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010406:Penicillins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011512:Proteus Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D010406:Penicillins; D004917:Erythromycin