Mupirocin - I was given this cream to go on a dog bite..Will it help?
Question posted by marymac4867 on 21 March 2012
Last updated on 21 March 2012 by Rajive Goel
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Rajive Goel
21 March 2012
Mupirocin is an antibiotic. It comes in the form of a skin ointment, a skin cream, and a nasal ointment.
The skin products are used to treat various skin infections, it could prevent spread to bacterial injections.
However please do double check it with a pharmacist/doc, take care.
Best wishes!
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