Having Nasal Vestibulitis, Given Mupirocin But No Help. Recommending Cephalexin. Suggest?

Posted on Sat, 14 Sep 2013

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Question : I am having nasal vestibulitis. My doctor gave me Mupirocin ointment, but it's not helping. She is recommending Cephalexin. Is that a good antibiotic for it?

Answered by Dr. Guru (15 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Cephalexin is a broad spectrum antibiotic

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for consulting HealthCareMagic!

Cephalexin is a broad spectrum antibiotic covering many types of bacteria and particularly it helps to a great extent in eradicating bacteria in nasopharynx. I think should be good in your case. However, local epidemiology and susceptibility patterns may contribute to the empiric selection of therapy. So, I believe your doctor would have selected it accordingly.

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