Topical Antibiotic Treatment in Dermatology
Many indications in dermatology can be effectively managed with topical antibiotics, including acne vulgaris, wound infections, secondarily infected dermatitis, and impetigo. Dermatologists must be familiar with the wide spectrum of topical antibiotics available, including indications, mechanisms of...
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| description | Many indications in dermatology can be effectively managed with topical antibiotics, including acne vulgaris, wound infections, secondarily infected dermatitis, and impetigo. Dermatologists must be familiar with the wide spectrum of topical antibiotics available, including indications, mechanisms of action, adverse events, and spectra of activity. Dermatologists must also keep antibiotic resistance in mind when utilizing these medications. Due to the widespread use of topical antibiotics and their importance in dermatology, a literature review was performed using a systematic search of PubMed and Google Scholar with the terms topical antibiotics, skin infections, dermatology, antimicrobials, and inflammatory dermatoses to identify English-language articles published between 1965–2022 from any country. Relevant publications were manually reviewed for additional content. The following literature review will summarize the common topical antibiotics used in dermatology. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-108c5438c7eb4d89b27e6b90b82ad2dd2023-11-16T18:41:24ZengMDPI AGAntibiotics2079-63822023-01-0112218810.3390/antibiotics12020188Topical Antibiotic Treatment in DermatologyMatthew Dallo0Kavina Patel1Adelaide A. Hebert2Department of Dermatology, The University of Texas Health Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USADepartment of Dermatology, The University of Texas Health Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USADepartment of Dermatology and Pediatrics, The University of Texas Health Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USAMany indications in dermatology can be effectively managed with topical antibiotics, including acne vulgaris, wound infections, secondarily infected dermatitis, and impetigo. Dermatologists must be familiar with the wide spectrum of topical antibiotics available, including indications, mechanisms of action, adverse events, and spectra of activity. Dermatologists must also keep antibiotic resistance in mind when utilizing these medications. Due to the widespread use of topical antibiotics and their importance in dermatology, a literature review was performed using a systematic search of PubMed and Google Scholar with the terms topical antibiotics, skin infections, dermatology, antimicrobials, and inflammatory dermatoses to identify English-language articles published between 1965–2022 from any country. Relevant publications were manually reviewed for additional content. The following literature review will summarize the common topical antibiotics used in dermatology.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/12/2/188topical antibioticsskin infectionsdermatologyantimicrobialsinflammatory dermatoses |
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| title_short | Topical Antibiotic Treatment in Dermatology |
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| topic | topical antibiotics skin infections dermatology antimicrobials inflammatory dermatoses |
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