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Comparative Trial of Oral Penicillin Versus Cefuroxim for Treatment of Perianal Streptococcal Dermatitis

NCT00261742 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 194

Last updated 2007-01-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of the study is to investigate, which of two antibiotic treatments - oral penicillin for 10 days or oral cefuroxim for 7 days - is more successful for patients (1-16 years of age) with perianal dermatitis caused by group A beta-hemolytic streptococci.

Conditions

  • Streptococcal Infections

Interventions

DRUG

Penicillin versus cefuroxim per os

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Children's Hospital Basel

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ulrich Heininger, MD · University Children's Hospital Basel

  • Urs B Schaad, MD · University Children's Hospital Basel

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Year
Max Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-10-31
Completion
2006-12-31

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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