TREATMENT OF CHRONIC FURUNCULOSIS.

This article presents information on the research paper "Treatment of Chronic Furunculosis," by L.G. Tulloch, V.G. Alder and W.A. Gillespie. The effect of treatment by disinfecting sites of staphylococcal carriage was investigated in a controlled trial. The nasal carrier site was the most common source of infection but staphylococci from the perineum and from superficial lesions of the skin were also important. The treatment consisted of daily hexachlorophane baths or powder and a nasal disinfectant cream containing neomycin and chlorhexidine which was applied 5 to 6 times daily. This usually suppressed the carrier state within a few days but treatment is advised for at least 3 or 4 weeks.