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antibiotic topical
Constituents:
- triple antibiotic ointment: bacitracin, neomycin, polymixin B
Complications:
- topical fusidic acid & mupirocin may lead to selection of multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates [2]
Specific
antibacterial topical
antibiotic-glucocorticoid combination
antifungal topical
antiparasitic topical
antiviral topical
General
antibiotic (antimicrobial agent)
topical agent
References
- Drucker CR
Update on topical antibiotics in dermatology.
Dermatol Ther. 2012 Jan-Feb;25(1):6-11
PMID: 22591495
- Carter GP, Schultz MB, Baines SL et al.
Topical antibiotic use coselects for the carriage of mobile
genetic elements conferring resistance to unrelated
antimicrobials in Staphylococcus aureus.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2018 Feb; 62:e02000
PMID: 29229636 Free PMC Article
http://aac.asm.org/content/62/2/e02000-17
- Bonamonte D, De Marco A, Giuffrida R, et al.
Topical antibiotics in the dermatological clinical practice: indications,
efficacy, and adverse effects.
Dermatol Ther. 2020;33:e13824.
PMID: 32531105