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Therapeutics
Randomised controlled trial
Compared with placebo, trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole does not reduce rates of treatment failure after drainage of uncomplicated skin abscesses, but reduces the occurrence of new lesions in the following 30 days
- Correspondence to Daniel J. Elliott
Christiana Hospital Office 4B01, 4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road Newark, DE 19718, USA; delliott{at}christianacare.org
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Compared with placebo, trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole does not reduce rates of treatment failure after drainage of uncomplicated skin abscesses, but reduces the occurrence of new lesions in the following 30 days
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- First published December 7, 2010.
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March 21, 2011
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