Usual Adult Dose for Secondary Cutaneous Bacterial Infections:
Topical cream: Apply a small amount to the affected area 3 times a day for 10 days.Use: For the treatment of secondarily infected traumatic skin lesions (up to 10 cm in length or 100 cm2 in area) due to susceptible strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes
Usual Adult Dose for Nasal Carriage of Staphylococcus aureus:
Nasal ointment: Apply about one-half of the tube contents into 1 nostril and the other half into the other nostril twice a day (morning and evening).Duration of therapy: 5 daysUse: For the eradication of nasal colonization with methicillin-resistant S aureus (MRSA) in patients and healthcare workers as part of a comprehensive infection control program to reduce risk of MRSA infection among high-risk patients during institutional outbreaks of MRSA infections
Usual Adult Dose for Impetigo:
Topical ointment: Apply a small amount to the affected area 3 times a day.Use: For the topical treatment of impetigo due to S aureus and S pyogenes
Usual Pediatric Dose for Secondary Cutaneous Bacterial Infections:
3 months or older:Topical cream: Apply a small amount to the affected area 3 times a day for 10 days.Use: For the treatment of secondarily infected traumatic skin lesions (up to 10 cm in length or 100 cm2 in area) due to susceptible strains of S aureus and S pyogenes
Usual Pediatric Dose for Nasal Carriage of Staphylococcus aureus:
12 years or older:Nasal ointment: Apply about one-half of the tube contents into 1 nostril and the other half into the other nostril twice a day (morning and evening).Duration of therapy: 5 daysUse: For the eradication of nasal colonization with MRSA in patients and healthcare workers as part of a comprehensive infection control program to reduce risk of MRSA infection among high-risk patients during institutional outbreaks of MRSA infections
Usual Pediatric Dose for Impetigo:
2 months or older:Topical ointment: Apply a small amount to the affected area 3 times a day.Use: For the topical treatment of impetigo due to S aureus and S pyogenes
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