What are the treatments for bacterial skin infection?

Antibiotics: Depending on the severity, either topical or oral.

Antibiotics: School sores (or impetigo) are a bacterial skin infection caused by the bacteria staph aureus found everywhere. The treatment usually is ten days of antibiotics by mouth. The best antibiotic for school sores is flucloxacillin a form of penicillin. The sores also need to be covered to stop them spreading. Cleansing the skin with antiseptic and putting antibiotic cream in the nose may also be needed

Skin infection: Bacterial skin infections can be confirmed by swabs and can be treated by antibiotics cream or oral or Intravenous antibiotics depending on extent of infection .