Topical Antibiotics for Impetigo: A Review of the Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines [Internet].

The purpose of this report is to retrieve and review the existing clinical effectiveness evidence on the treatment of patients with impetigo with the topical antibiotics: polymyxin B sulfate-bacitracin (Polysporin ointment), polymyxin B sulfate-gramicidin (Polysporin cream), polymyxin B sulfate-bacitracin-gramicidin (Polysporin triple ointment), bacitracin (Bacitin ointment), mupirocin (Bactroban cream/ointment), silver sufadiazine (Flamazine cream), fusidic acid/fusidate sodium (Fucidin cream/ointment), and fusidic acid 2% with hydrocortisone (Fucidin H), compared to each other, placebo or oral antibiotics. Additionally, this report aims to retrieve and review evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of impetigo using topical antibiotics.

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