Should rephrase that......No statistical evidence but from experience our
diabetics don't seem to do well without antibiotic therapy. Definetly
antibiotic therapy in cases of cellulitisand not routinely.
Jonathan Joslin
Malta
----- Original Message -----
From: Jonathan Marrow <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 10:04 PM
Subject: Re: pretibial lacerations
> Thanks for that, Jonathan.
> I would only give systemic antibiotics if there was spreading cellulitis,
or
> if the patient needed prophylaxis because of valvular heart disease. Do
you
> have evidence for the value of antibiotics?
>
> All the best
> Jonathan Marrow
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