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JJ 23 Laceration Aftercare – Dressings, Antibiotics, Improving Cosmesis, Preventing Infection

Emergency Medicine Cases

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Do Topical Antibiotics Really Work?

Of all the aftercare topics, I've probably heard the strongest opinions about the use of topical antibiotics. Do topical antibiotics do anything? There's very little data to help make our decisions. Only one emergency department study that looks at topical antibiotics as we normally use them in 1995. And there was no difference between infection rates with topical antibiotics and an oral intramuscular dose for non-bite wounds.

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