Antibiotics are used to fight bacterial infections, and unless there is a risk that a viral infection will lead to more problems, antibiotics are not often recommended for other illnesses. However, a ...

Neosporin — aka triple antibiotic ointment — is a topical medication that helps prevent infection. While Neosporin is safe for most people to use, it can sometimes cause an allergic reaction. Other ...

We've all had those fuzzy mornings where we've nearly brushed our teeth with Neosporin, but a new study presented at an annual meeting of epidemiologists has found that prison inmates are purposefully ...

In what may be the largest clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of antimicrobial agents in preventing surgical wound and hospital-based infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus, scientists ...

In the early days of COVID, some people wondered whether coating the insides of their nose with Neosporin might protect them from the frightening new virus. That said, the study was designed only to ...

After getting a cut, many Americans will reach for a tube of over-the-counter antibiotic cream to ward off infection. But that widespread habit, a new paper suggests, may be contributing to the rise ...

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A search was conducted to find clinical trials of topical antimicrobials for uSSSI. The MEDLINE database was searched for articles from 1966 through to August 2007 using the subject terms 'topical ...