Topical and oral antibiotics in wound care

Hirschmann, J.V.; Hirschmann, J.V

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Topical and oral antibiotics in wound care

Hirschmann, J.V.

Cutis 82(2 Suppl 2: 18-20

2008

ISSN/ISBN: 0011-4162

PMID: 18927986

Document Number: 621576

Treating clinically uninfected venous leg ulcers or superficial diabetic foot ulcers with systemic antimicrobial agents does not accelerate healing, even when pathogens grow from cultures of the wounds. Topical antibiotics do not prevent infections following routine dermatologic surgical procedures or minor wounds in an emergency department, but they are effective in reducing infections following minor trauma in children.