Bacterial Infections of Skin and their Treatment
More than 90% of all cutaneous bacterial infections arc caused by the two gram-positive organisms, Staphylococcus aureus and group A streptococci. Orally administered phenoxymethylpenicillin (Pen-Vee K) in a dosage of 1.0 g/day is the treatment of choice for streptococcal infection. Orally administered oxacillin (Prostaphlin), dicloxacillin (Dynapen, Veracillin), or nafcillin (Unipen) in a dosage of 1.0 […]