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There is no need to use any antibiotic cream on stitches. Oral or IV antibiotics may be used in infected or high risk cases

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Are antibiotic infected viruses?

no


What coordinates the immune systems and attack infected cells?

antibiotic


How do wound stitches get infected?

if you keep poor hygiene, chances of infectio are high.


Can you put antibiotic ointment on a flesh wound?

Antibiotic ointment can be put on some flesh wounds. It can help to reduce the risk of infection. Antibiotic ointment should not be used on flesh wounds that are deep and require stitches.


How do you treat infected stitches?

See your local doctor for advice and information on how to treat them yourself.


What happens if stitches are left in body?

It depends on the nature of the stitches. Some are designed to be left in the body as they gradually dissolve. Others are designed to fall out. Sometimes, nothing at all will happen, except for itching around the site of the stitches. Sometimes the area that has stitches gets infected.


What antibiotic would you use to treat an open wound that is infected?

That depends on the bacteria that is present. Different antibiotics work on different bacteria and there is not one specific atibiotic that works on all bacteria. A doctor needs to detrmine what antibiotic will work and the dose needed for each individual.


How do you use the word antibiotic in a sentence?

(The word antibiotic is used as a noun to mean a drug that is used to treat bacterial infections. The adjective "antibiotic" is used to describe drugs or treatments that perform the same function.) Examples: "Penicillin is one type of antibiotic." "Antibiotic ointments are used to prevent cuts from becoming infected."


What is a sentence using the word antibiotic?

(noun) When I was very sick, the doctor gave me a prescription for an antibiotic. Penicillin is one type of antibiotic. (adjective) Antibiotic ointments are used to prevent cuts from becoming infected.


When I had my belly pierced 6 days ago it's red and a bit of white pus is coming out is it infected?

Yes it is infected. Get some antibiotic treatment for it.


How do you use a sentence for stitches?

The doctor will remove my stitches in three more days. That comedian's stories kept us in stitches! The seamstress stitches patches today!


What measures are prescribed as aftercare following blepharoplasty?

An antibiotic ointment is applied to the line of stitches each day for several days after surgery. Patients also take an antibiotic several times a day to prevent infection