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Skin infections

A comparison between the effectiveness of erythromycin, single-dose clarithromycin and topical fusidic acid in the treatment of erythrasma

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Pages 70-74 | Received 03 Mar 2011, Accepted 04 May 2011, Published online: 18 Sep 2011

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