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Can regular bactroban (mupirocin) cream be put ~1 inch into nostril with cue-tip for pain due to an infection? if put on nose surface, will some reach infection?
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Vestibulitis: For an infection in the nostril, bactroban (mupirocin) works well. If you have some redness on the outside of the nostril, applying some externally can help.
Answered 9/1/2013
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Yes: Bactroban is an excellent anti-infective. This said, the nose is close to what we think with so a true nasal infection may also have to be treated with systemic antibiotics (for you) or an unclebiotic for females.
Answered 4/24/2015
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Not recommended: One inch is too far to apply the cream in a nostril. I am afraid that you will irritate the nasal mucosae. The nasal skin is thin enough to apply topically. It is normally applied to the outside of the nose for infection.
Answered 11/27/2017
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