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Conditions
Interventions
Capsules of 250-
milligram dicloxacillin 4 times a day,
after meals for 5 days.,The capsules being identical in appearance 4 times a day,
after meals for 5 days.
Experimental Drug,Placebo Comparator Drug
Dicloxacillin,Placeblo
Sponsors
Faculty of Medicine, Chaing Mai University
Faculty of Medicine,
Chaing Mai University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - 18 years old or above - Had been bitten by a centipede within 12 hours of arriving at the emergency department - Known the precise location of bite
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Allergic to penicillin and those who had taken antibiotics within the 7 days prior to admission. - Immunocompromised such as patients with poorly controlled DM, undergoing chemotherapy, leukemia or cancer, HIV positive, humoral immune deficiency, post splenectomy, using steroids. - Patients with severe infection, fever, wounds with water blisters, pus or necrosis needing surgical drainage, wounds showing a rapid spread of infection or with a clinical description matching necrotizing fasciitis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Wound infection in 5 day after centipedes bite increasing pain, swelling, red/burning sensation, tenderness, postulation or wound turning black | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| tongue coating Researcher record the data suddenly after intervention and 3 hours after intervention tongue coating index | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactBorwon Wittayachamnakul
Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University
Outcome results
None listed