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TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
卷 105, 期 1, 页码 58-60出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2010.08.011
关键词
Lymphatic filariasis; soap; hygiene; lymphoedema; antibacterial; lymphangitis
资金
- Procter and Gamble Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
In areas endemic for lymphatic filariasis, progression of lymphoedema is associated with recurrent bacterial acute dermatolymphangioadenitis (ADLA). The role of antibacterial soap in preventing ADLA is unknown. In a randomized double-blinded clinical trial in Leogane, Haiti, lymphoedema patients washed affected legs with antibacterial (n = 97) or plain soap (n = 100). Reported ADLA incidence (by recall) before the study was 1.1 episodes per person-year, compared to 0.40 assessed during the 12-month study. ADLA incidence was significantly associated with age, illiteracy and lymphoedema stage, but not with soap type. Washing with soap, regardless of its antibacterial content, can help decrease ADLA incidence. (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier number NCT00139100.) Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
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