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Oral and Topical Antibiotics for Clinically Infected Eczema in Children: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial in Ambulatory Care

Nick A. Francis, Matthew J. Ridd, Emma Thomas-Jones, Christopher C. Butler, Kerenza Hood, Victoria Shepherd, Charis A. Marwick, Chao Huang, Mirella Longo, Mandy Wootton and Frank Sullivan; the CREAM Trial Management Group
The Annals of Family Medicine March 2017, 15 (2) 124-130; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2038
Nick A. Francis
1Division of Population Medicine, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales
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  • For correspondence: francisna@cf.ac.uk
Matthew J. Ridd
2School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, England
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Emma Thomas-Jones
3South East Wales Trials Unit, Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales
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Christopher C. Butler
4Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, England
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Kerenza Hood
3South East Wales Trials Unit, Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales
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Victoria Shepherd
3South East Wales Trials Unit, Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales
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Charis A. Marwick
5Population Health Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland
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Chao Huang
3South East Wales Trials Unit, Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales
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Mirella Longo
6Swansea Centre for Health Economics, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales
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Mandy Wootton
7Specialist Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Unit, Public Health Wales, University Hospital Wales, Cardiff, Wales
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Frank Sullivan
8Department of Family & Community Medicine and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, North York General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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vol. 15 no. 2 124-130
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2038
PubMed 
28289111

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication July 13, 2016
  • Revision received October 26, 2016
  • Accepted for publication November 20, 2016
  • Published online March 13, 2017.

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  1. Nick A. Francis, MD, PhD1⇑,
  2. Matthew J. Ridd, PhD2,
  3. Emma Thomas-Jones, PhD3,
  4. Christopher C. Butler, FRCGP4,
  5. Kerenza Hood, PhD3,
  6. Victoria Shepherd, MA3,
  7. Charis A. Marwick, PhD5,
  8. Chao Huang, PhD3,
  9. Mirella Longo, PhD6,
  10. Mandy Wootton, PhD7 and
  11. Frank Sullivan, FRSE8
  12. the CREAM Trial Management Group
  1. 1Division of Population Medicine, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales
  2. 2School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, England
  3. 3South East Wales Trials Unit, Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales
  4. 4Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, England
  5. 5Population Health Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland
  6. 6Swansea Centre for Health Economics, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales
  7. 7Specialist Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Unit, Public Health Wales, University Hospital Wales, Cardiff, Wales
  8. 8Department of Family & Community Medicine and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, North York General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Nick A. Francis, Division of Population Medicine, School of Medicine, Cardiff University Neuadd Meirionnydd, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4YS, francisna{at}cf.ac.uk

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