Abstract
Answer D. Topical mupirocin
For mild infection, conservative management with wound cleansing and aseptic creams (such as chlorhexidine) two-to-three times a day for 5 days is normally sufficient. For more pronounced infections, topical antibiotics have been shown to be more effective and with fewer side effects than systemic antibiotics. First-line is fusidic acid or mupirocin for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections. However, if there are over three sites of involvement, or the infection fails to resolve with topical antibiotics, then there is a role for oral antibiotics (most commonly flucloxacillin or erythromycin).
InnovAiT article: Bacterial skin infections. DOI: 10.1177/1755738019849079.