Antibiotic and prednisolone therapy of erysipelas: a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study
Bergkvist PI;Sjöbeck K;;
scandinavian journal of infectious diseases1997Vol. 29pp. -
344
pi1997scandinavianantibiotic
Abstract
112 patients admitted to hospital with a diagnosis of erysipelas, were randomized to 8 days treatment with prednisolone or placebo in addition to antibiotics. 108 patients received the study drugs and were evaluated for time to cure, which was the primary end-point. The median healing time was signi …