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What is the treatment for impetigo?
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Antibiotics: The treatment is good skin hygeine with good skin cleansing. In addition, treament with either topical or oral antibiocs is often applied based on how severe the problem is.
Answered 4/23/2011
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Antibiotics: A young baby with impetigo may need to be hospitalized for I.V. Antibiotics. The antibiotics kill the bacteria causing the impetigo skin infection. Babies older than 2-3 months may use a combination of oral antibiotics and antibiotic creams to treat their impetigo, but even older babies may need I.V. Antibiotics if an infection is widespread or worrisome in any way.
Answered 4/28/2015
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