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Is It Safe To Apply Antibiotics Syrup For The Boils Seen In A Baby?

My baby is now five months old, but having boils has been his major ailment.. a month ago, our doctor examined him and gave him some drugs which include Antibiotics,two months ago, same thing with antibiotics syrup. Again, he has boils, I ve refused to apply antibiotics syrup.
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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If your child has recurrent boils, they may need to have a course of antibiotics to deal with the infection. If the boils do not respond to the antibiotics, they may need to be drained and removed.

It can be hard to completely remove S. aureus from the body. The following treatment can help, but to make sure it works as well as possible, all members of the family should have this treatment at the same time.

Naseptin – a medication taken four times a day for a period of 10 days

Chlorhexidine shower or bath and hairwash every day for a period of 14 days.

Keep a separate towel for each member of the family, change for a clean towel every two days and wash the dirty towels on a hot wash cycle.
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Is It Safe To Apply Antibiotics Syrup For The Boils Seen In A Baby?

Hi Welcome to HCM If your child has recurrent boils, they may need to have a course of antibiotics to deal with the infection. If the boils do not respond to the antibiotics, they may need to be drained and removed. It can be hard to completely remove S. aureus from the body. The following treatment can help, but to make sure it works as well as possible, all members of the family should have this treatment at the same time. Naseptin – a medication taken four times a day for a period of 10 days Chlorhexidine shower or bath and hairwash every day for a period of 14 days. Keep a separate towel for each member of the family, change for a clean towel every two days and wash the dirty towels on a hot wash cycle.