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I am on antibiotics for a large turf burn that got infected from football. 2x500 cephelax twice a day, and antibotics ointment on wound. i have been using hibiclens to wash the wound, is this safe? the wound is not closed, kinda open but white filled?
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Sounds good. “White filled” sounds like normal healing process. What you want to watch for is swelling or redness AROUND the wound. Hibiclens +
Answered 7/18/2021
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