Accepted at: Jul, 27, 2025
2:32 a.m.
Author:
mrvhyte
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Stapedius
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Added card about other options if 6-hourly dosing is an issue
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What are the first line options for management for adults and children with extensive impetigo or recurrent infection in nonendemic settings where the 6-hourly dosing of dicloxacillin and flucloxacillin is an issue?
{{c1::Cefalexin PO 12-hourly for 5 days
OR
Benzathine benzylpenicillin IM single dose}}
{{c1::Cefalexin PO 12-hourly for 5 days
OR
Benzathine benzylpenicillin IM single dose}}
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What are the first line options for management for <b>adults and children</b> with <b>extensive impetigo or recurrent infection in nonendemic settings</b> where the <b>6-hourly dosing </b>of dicloxacillin and flucloxacillin is an <b>issue</b>?<br><br>{{c1::Cefalexin PO 12-hourly for 5 days<br>OR<br>Benzathine benzylpenicillin IM single dose}}
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Oxford Handbook
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First Aid
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AMBOSS
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eTG Complete
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eTG Complete. Antibiotic therapy for impetigo in nonendemic settings. Updated May 2022. Accessed February 02, 2023. Topic | Therapeutic Guidelines (tg.org.au).
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eTG Complete. Antibiotic therapy for impetigo in nonendemic settings. Updated May 2022. Accessed February 02, 2023. <a href="https://tgldcdp.tg.org.au/viewTopic?etgAccess=true&guidelinePage=Antibiotic&topicfile=impetigo&guidelinename=Antibiotic&sectionId=toc_d1e108#toc_d1e108">Topic | Therapeutic Guidelines (tg.org.au)</a>.
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#Malleus_CM::#eTG_Complete::Antibiotic::Skin_and_soft_tissue_infections::Antibiotic_therapy_for_impetigo_in_nonendemic_settings
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#Malleus_CM::#Resources_by_Rotation::Internal_Medicine
#Malleus_CM::#Subjects::Dermatology::04_Infections::Impetigo::10_Management