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Need to know is zinc oxide good to use on a staph infection?

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Dr. Glenn Messina answered

Specializes in Aesthetic Medicine

Not enough: If you have a real staph infection the zinc ointment most likely will not be enough to kill it. Unless this is just a very small area of staph for instance a small cut that got red you will need oral antibiotics so see a doctor

Answered 1/5/2019

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