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Topical Antibiotics
, Bacitracin, Bactroban, Mupirocin
Preparations
Bacitracin
Mupirocin (Bactroban) 2% ointment
Impetigo
: Applied three times daily to affected area for 7-10 days
May be used in age 2 months and older
Available as 22 g tube (ointment is less expensive than creams)
Emerging Streptococcal resistance in 2014
Retapamulin
(
Altabax
) 1% ointment
Impetigo
: Apply twice daily to affected area for 5 days
May be used in age 9 months and older
Treatment area must be <100 cm2 (or <2% total BSA in children)
Fusidic Acid 2% cream (Not available in United States)
Impetigo
: Apply three times daily to affected area for 10-12 days
Koning (2002) BMJ 324:203-6 [PubMed]
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