Ninety-three cases of proven bacterial infection occurring in general practice were treated with an amoxycillin/flucloxacillin combination. There was a satisfactory clinical response in 98% of patients and an overall bacteriological success rate of 95.7%.
Eleven patients (9.1%) complained of side-effects but withdrawal of the combination was necessary in only one patient who developed a rash.
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