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Can Clobetasol Ointment be used to treat a fungal infection?
No, it cannot. It is used as a corticosteroid, not an anti-fungal. You should go ask your doctor for anti-fungal ointment if you do have an infection.
What is permethrin cream used for?
Permethrin cream is used to treat scabies also known as Norwegian scabies. Scabies is an contagious skin infection caused by mites.
Can canesten be used on dogs?
Yes. To treat fungal infection
Why penicilli is completely useless to treat a fungal infection?
Antibiotics like penicillin are used to kill bacterial infections. An antifungal medication would be needed to treat a fungal infection.
Can you use clotrimazole cream to treat a yeast rash on a baby?
Clotrimazole is an anti fungal drug and can be used to treat fungal infections of skin. But every fungal infection may not respond to it.
What is metronidazole used to treat?
Metronidazole is an anti-fungal medication typically used to treat yeast infections. In general, fungal infections in domestic mammals are uncommon, but this tends to be a first-choice drug when a fungal infection is diagnosed.
Can dicloxacillin be used to treat a sinus infection?
Sinus infection is due to viral, bacterial or fungal infection. Dicloxacillin can very much be prescribed to treat a sinus infection caused by staphylococcus bacteria.
Will cephalexin get rid of ringworm?
No Cephalexin is used to treat bacterial infections. Ringworm is a fungal infection.
Fungal in your ear can you use clotrimazole the liquid kind?
Yes liquid clotrimazole can be used for a fungal infection of the ear. Clotrimazole is also used to treat athlete's foot.
Is Chloramphenicol used to treat fungal infections?
Chloramphenicol is used to treat bacterial infections. Some infections are incorrectly assumed to be fungal infections but may actually be bacterial infections. It is best to be sure by testing for the specific cause of the infection.
What is fluconazole?
Fluconazole is similar to an antibiotic but it treats fungal infections rather than pathogens. It can be used as an intravenous drug to treat systemic fungal infections, or as a cream for example to treat topical localised fungal infections. A common example of a fungal infection is thrush (candidiasis) which can effect mucous membranes in areas such as the mouth or vagina. Athletes foot (tinea pedis) is another example of a fungal infection. Some fungal infections can be very serious causing septicaemia, but mostly they are localised and uncomfortable, but easily treated.
Can desoximetasone cream be used on athlete's feet?
Athletes feet is caused by a fungus. Desoximetasone is a topical corticosteroid cream that should not be used to treat a known fungal infection. The best treatment would be to start with an anti-fungal cream.
