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Can betamethasone ointment be used for nasal staph?
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NO: Betamethasone is a corticosteroid that is used to treat nasal allergies. It has no antibacterial properties and would have no effect on nasal staph. Aureus. Mupirocin (bactroban) ointment is used for nasal decolonization.
Answered 4/30/2015
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