Overview

Randomized Controlled Trial of Antibiotics in the Management of Children With Community-Acquired Abscess

Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2013-02-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to better understand why children develop methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) skin infections that require surgical drainage and whether antibiotics are helpful after the infection is drained in the operating room.
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Treatments:
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antibiotics, Antitubercular
Clindamycin
Clindamycin palmitate
Clindamycin phosphate
Sulfamethoxazole
Trimethoprim
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination