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Can I Take Augmentin Antibiotic To Treat Abscess In Breast?

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my age is 33 my height is 167 centimetres my weight is 128 kg

I have abcess for more than a week under my arm near my left side breast

the doctor has given me augmentin anti biotec, panadol &
ponstan

after that the abcess has been opened but I didn't go again to the hospital

I have kept taking my medicine and today is the last day for the anti biotic

I went to the pharmacy today and they give me another anti biotic which is cream of fucidin

shall i apply that on the open abcess or could it harm me more

please advise urgently
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic

I hope that the course of antibiotic must have been greatly effective in reducing the infection/abscess. However, If the lesion is not yet completely healed and is still oozing/painful a bit, then you can extend the course of oral antibiotic for another 3 days.

Topical fucidin cream over the open abscess is not a problem, application of a topical antibiotic like fusidic acid would rather help in curing any remaining infection and also prevent/decrease the chances of any new superimposed infection till the wound gets completely covered by new healthy skin

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Can I Take Augmentin Antibiotic To Treat Abscess In Breast?

Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic I hope that the course of antibiotic must have been greatly effective in reducing the infection/abscess. However, If the lesion is not yet completely healed and is still oozing/painful a bit, then you can extend the course of oral antibiotic for another 3 days. Topical fucidin cream over the open abscess is not a problem, application of a topical antibiotic like fusidic acid would rather help in curing any remaining infection and also prevent/decrease the chances of any new superimposed infection till the wound gets completely covered by new healthy skin regards