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Clotrimazole and betamethasone effective for staph?
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NO: Clotrimazole is an antifungal drug. Betamethasone is a corticosteroid used to treat allergies. Neither has any antibacterial activity. Mupirocin (bactroban) ointment is used for staph. Aureus nasal decolonization.
Answered 2/9/2017
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