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Treatment
A warm compress applied to the boil may help it heal. Some furuncles may require
surgical draining.
Drugs
Local antibiotics: Local antibiotics like fusidic acid and retapamulin can be used to treat
furunculosis. These are usually not associated with any major side effects.
Oral antibiotics are necessary when the patient has multiple furuncles with fever or
reduced immunity. Oral drugs used to treat furunculosis include:
Penicillins: Penicillins are a group of commonly used antibiotics used in the
treatment of furunculosis. Ampicillin is a commonly used penicillin used for skin
infections. Unfortunately, the bacteria very often produce an enzyme called
penicillinase that destroys penicillin. To prevent this, another drug clavulanic acid is
given in the same formulation as ampicillin. Clavulanic acid inhibits the enzyme
penicillinase produced by the bacteria and allows the ampicillin to act.
Mupirocin cream or fusidic acid ointment for 5 days of each month. These are applied
to the nasal mucosa to eliminate the bacteria causing boils and thereby prevent
recurrences. Mupirocin is a local antibiotic that is effective even against methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus
Oral rifampicin for 10 days. Rifampicin is actually a drug that is used for the
treatment of tuberculosis. Although it is effective against a wide range of bacteria, its
use in all these infections is avoided to reduce the chances of developing resistance.
However, it can be used in the treatment of nasal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus.
Health Tips
Beside the nostrils, Staphylococcus aureus can also be found on the skin. Therefore,
it is necessary to keep the skin clean with a good antibacterial soap especially if you
tend to suffer from repeated infections.
Get yourself checked for diabetes, anemia etc. to rule out any predisposing factor.
Other family members should take extra hygiene methods to keep the skin clean.
Do not share clothes and handkerchiefs. Skin and underclothes should be kept
clean.
Use the antibiotic for the prescribed number of days. A short duration or a too-long
duration could lead to ineffectiveness.
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Ampicillin
Ampicillin is beta-lactam antibiotic, prescribed for certain types of bacterial infections such as UTI, meningitis,
gonorrhea, pneumonia, bronchitis, ear, lung, skin and respiratory tract infections.
Trade Names
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Cefaclor
Cefaclor is a cephalosporin antibiotic, prescribed for certain infection caused by bacteria such as pneumonia, ear,
lung, skin, throat, and urinary tract infections.
Trade Names
Alclor | Alclor | Clorocef | Diclor | Diclor | Diclor | Distaclor | Distaclor | Distaclor | Distaclor | Distaclor | Distaclor | Di
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Nitrofurazone
Nitrofurazone is an antibiotic, prescribed for infected burns.
Trade Names
Nitrofurazone | Decacin | Furasept | Furocid | Nitrofurazone |
Povidone Iodine
Povidone Iodine is an antiseptic combination, prescribed for minor wounds and infections, as well as killing
bacteria.
Trade Names
Aansoo | Adle | Alopim | Aqatears | Aqua Tears | Aquatears (10 ml) | Aquatears (5ml) | Ashru | Clopo | Dudrop | Eczo
-Betadine |Eczo -Wokadine | Eyedrip | Flotears (10 ml) | Font Eye | Healin (35 gm) | Hypotears Plus | I -Lube (Eye) | I
-Lube Unims (Eye) | Ilube Unims |
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Sodium Fusidate
Sodium Fusidate is a bacteriostatic antibiotic, prescribed for osteomyelitis, boils, folliculitis, sycosis, and other skin
infections.
Trade Names
Clopinate-F | Dicfu-C | Fucinex | Fucinit | Fucithalmic | Fudac
(10
gm) | Fudec | Fudil | Fusibact | Fusicare | Fusiclo | Fusiderm (10 gm) | Fusiderm (5 gm) | Fusigen | Fusigen (10
gm) | Fusigen (5 gm) | Fusikab | Fusikab (10 gm) | Fusikab 10 | Fusikab Cream |
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