And now, here’s some science.

Can germs become resistant to topical antibiotics like they do with orally-taken ABs?

Divine Angel said:

And now, here’s some science.

Can germs become resistant to topical antibiotics like they do with orally-taken ABs?

yes

Yes.

Yes.

Same mechanism….little bs just mutate away until they find one that the antibiotic doesn’t affect.

Topical antibiotics are thought to be better at causing resistance than systemic antibiotics.

poikilotherm said:

Topical antibiotics are thought to be better at causing resistance than systemic antibiotics.

thanks ..for ascertaining my assumption.

But the wire brush still works, right???

Divine Angel said:

But the wire brush still works, right???

Infectionectomy.

poikilotherm said:

Divine Angel said:

But the wire brush still works, right???

Infectionectomy.

Heh heh heh. I’ll say that next time I refer for an incision and drainage :-)