How do you treat Impetigo?!
Question: Impetico is an infected skin abrasion, usually with staph aureus or streptococcus pyogenes (group A strep) vesicular in appearance, may be puss or fluid filled, with an erythematous border.
Apparently you cannot treat with bacitracin
Answers: Impetico is an infected skin abrasion, usually with staph aureus or streptococcus pyogenes (group A strep) vesicular in appearance, may be puss or fluid filled, with an erythematous border.
Apparently you cannot treat with bacitracin
OMG it sucks i got in in new zeland i still have my pill bottle. FOUND IT
ok it says
"Bactrim ds 800-160"
im a teen so the dosing may be diffrent. from the big abrassions i still got scars from them now i cant wear shorts cause i dont like showing them to people.
So bactrim will tread impetigo
Topical or oral antibiotics are usually prescribed.
Treatment may involve washing with soap and water and letting the impetigo dry in the air.
Many general practitioners choose to treat impetigo with bactericidal ointment, such as fusidic acid (Fucidin) or mupirocin (Bactroban), but in more severe cases oral antibiotics, such as flucloxacillin (e.g., Floxapen) or erythromycin (e.g., Erythrocin) or Dicloxacillin are necessary.
It is very important to remove the crusts before applying ointment, because the bacteria that cause the disease live underneath them.
Treatment includes thorough cleansing with antibacterial soap and water, compresses of Burow's solution, and topical or oral antibiotics. Treatment of the sores, use of individual washcloths and linens, and scrupulous hand washing help prevent the spread of infection.
Bacitracin may be used in some instances...when the infection is superficial. In Impetigo, the infection is more deeper...so topical medication (i.e. Bacitracin) will not kill the bacteria. We use oral antibiotics for this purpose. Streptococcus remains universally sensitive to penicillin and similar family. Staph may respond to cephalosporin and broad spectrum penicillins except MRSA (Methicillin resistant staph aureus).
....trust ze doctor!