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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]

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antibacterial topical antibiotic-glucocorticoid combination antifungal topical antiparasitic topical antiviral topical

General

antibiotic (antimicrobial agent) topical agent

References

  1. Drucker CR Update on topical antibiotics in dermatology. Dermatol Ther. 2012 Jan-Feb;25(1):6-11 PMID: 22591495
  2. 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
  3. 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