Do antibiotics heal wounds?

Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Diseases, Book I, Chapter 3: Inflammation and Repair. Repair, sometimes called healing, refers to the restoration of tissue architecture and function after an injury. read more

Antibiotics are not prescribed to heal wounds. They are given to eliminate the agents that are causing the injury and preventing the body from healing itself. The oral antibiotics you named Amoxicillin, Ampicillin, Cefixime etc eliminate a large number of disease causing bacteria. read more

Topical antibiotics may also aid in the healing of chronic wounds (SOR: B, based on a systematic review of low-quality RCTs), as does the application of honey (SOR: B, based on a systematic review of cohort studies). read more

« on: 30/09/2011 21: 30: 02 » Peter Fortin asked the Naked Scientists: A week ago, I had a small cut on the back of my arm and I decided to put a band aid with Neosporin on ½ of the cut and I left the other half untreated. read more

« Reply #2 on: 01/10/2011 21: 43: 57 » Great article about glowing bacteria, and a sign that there are many things that should not be forgotten about the past. read more