Not Signed In - Clean surgical wounds don't need antibiotic cream
Mon, 04 Sep 2006 04:53 PM EST
... NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An ointment containing the antibiotic mupirocin does not speed healing or prevent infection when applied to clean surgical wounds before the wound is sealed, research suggests. In fact, the ointment may increase the risk of skin edge necrosis (death), an Australian research team found. ...
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- Conjugated Estrogen Vaginal Cream
- Polymyxin B, Bacitracin, and Neomycin
- Oxiconazole Cream
- Imiquimod
- Injuries and Wounds
- Permethrin Skin Cream
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- Infection of the surgical wound
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