A short cut review was carried out to establish whether topical antibiotics improved the outcome of simple wounds. Altogether 71 papers were found using the reported search, of which one presented the ...

in seven of seven studies (using mupirocin [Bactroban ®]) Prevention of infection in clean or early wounds (vs placebo) was demonstrated in two studies with 'triple antibiotic ointment' (e.g ...

All of the women took standard antibiotics for a week, while around half of their partners were given oral antibiotics and told to apply an antibiotic cream to the penis over the same period.