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This is ideal for patients who failed topical therapy or have mechanical or psychosocial restrictions
Clarithromycin has greater bioavailability and a longer half-life compared to
[ 35] Oral erythromycin is usually effective and is a good second-line therapy, as is single-dose clarithromycin or amoxicillin-clavulanate, for systemic treatment
2 For larger areas, a 1-g dose
In a recent study, three patients with cutaneous erythrasma were given a single dose of clarithromycin 1g, which resulted in clinical resolution as determined by
[6,11] Topical clindamycin and oral erythromycin have been most preferred
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