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Soaking Infected Toe

Hello I recently had an infected toe from a cut - I visited a nurse yesterday who drained and soaked it, and gave me antibiotics just in case. She told me to soak it today. Can I use a weakly diluted antiseptic like Dettol for this? Matt
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Yes diluted Dettol is fine.
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Soaking Infected Toe

Yes diluted Dettol is fine.