| Literature DB >> 12760881 |
J Owen Hendley1, Kathleen M Ashe.
Abstract
The application of a topical triple-antibiotic ointment (containing neomycin, polymyxin, and bacitracin) eradicated resident bacteria through 25 layers of the stratum corneum and prevented repopulation of bacteria overnight but not at 1 week. Through 15 layers, mupirocin had some effect, whereas a double-antibiotic ointment had none. The reservoir of resident bacteria in the sebaceous glands is not affected by a topical antibiotic.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12760881 PMCID: PMC155852 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.47.6.1988-1990.2003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191