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antibacterial topical
Benefit/risk:
- bacterial conjunctivitis
- number needed to treat = 7 for clinical cure in 2-5 days [1]
- no harm noted
Specific
fusidic acid (fusidate)
medi honey
Sulfacetamide Topical (Klaron, Sulfacet-R)
General
antibacterial agent
antibiotic topical
References
- The NNT: Topical Antibiotics for Clinical Cure of
Bacterial Conjunctivitis
http://www.thennt.com/nnt/topical-antibiotics-for-bacterial-conjunctivitis/
- Sheikh A, Hurwitz B, van Schayck CP, McLean S, Nurmatov U
Antibiotics versus placebo for acute bacterial conjunctivitis.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Sep 12;9:CD001211
PMID: 22972049
- Drucker CR
Update on topical antibiotics in dermatology.
Dermatol Ther. 2012 Jan-Feb;25(1):6-11
PMID: 22591495