Antibiotics
Also discussed as: antibiotics, antibiotic, antibiotic treatment, antibiotic therapy, oral antibiotics, oral antibiotic
POPULAR BUT UNPROVEN
1 level-I · 17 level-II · 8 level-IV · 2 level-VI · 3 level-III · 5 level-VII
Heavily discussed in the community (8,416 mentions) but the research base is thin (1 systematic review/meta-analysis, 17 randomized trials, 13 observational/descriptive).
high · 8,416 mentions
Most discussed for: oral_medication, topical_prescription, topical_otc
What the research says
Topical mupirocin is effective for minor localized skin infections.
Wang et al. (2020), Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology. doi:10.1016/j.anai.2020.08.002 · verifiedClinical improvement is associated with antibiotic treatment, resulting in S. aureus eradication.
Łyko et al. (2022), Pathogens. doi:10.3390/pathogens11080935 · verifiedTopical treatment with mupirocin resulted in clinical improvement in 58% of CTCL patients.
Woo et al. (2022), International Journal of Molecular Sciences. doi:10.3390/ijms23031813 · verifiedMinocycline treatment led to inhibition of IDO and reduced depressive-like behaviors.
Cayrol et al. (2022), Cytokine. doi:10.1016/j.cyto.2022.155891 · verifiedMinocycline treatment decreased the abundance of several skin microbiota.
Skowron et al. (2021), Microorganisms. doi:10.3390/microorganisms9030543 · verifiedDoxycycline reduces cell migration during angiogenesis in rosacea patients.
Lee et al. (2021), International Journal of Molecular Sciences. doi:10.3390/ijms222112035 · verifiedAntibiotics were also commonly used to treat conjunctivitis in dupilumab trials. (n=1047)
Akinlade et al. (2019), British Journal of Dermatology. doi:10.1111/bjd.17869 · verifiedWhat the community reports
Experience reports, not evidence. Volumes from 1.1M triaged posts.
- oral_medication
- topical_prescription
- topical_otc
- other
- environmental_change
- lifestyle_change
Safety and side effects
There are concerns regarding antibiotic resistance and the potential for aggravated skin lesions.
For infants and children
No pediatric data in this corpus. That is a finding in itself: discuss with your pediatrician.
Studied protocols
As reported in the papers, not recommendations.
dose: 1 mg/ml; frequency: daily; route: oral; duration: 3-5 weeks
Yoo et al. (2005), The Journal of Experimental Medicineroute: topical
Akinlade et al. (2019), British Journal of Dermatologyroute: oral
Skowron et al. (2021), Microorganismsfrequency: twice daily for consecutive days; route: topical
Woo et al. (2022), International Journal of Molecular Sciencesdose: dicloxacillin 250 mg four times a day or cefalexin 1 g daily; route: oral; duration: 4 weeks
Woo et al. (2022), International Journal of Molecular Sciencesdose: ampicillin (1 g/L), vancomycin (500 mg/L), ciprofloxacin (200 mg/L), imipenem (250 mg/L), metronidazole (1 g/L); frequency: daily for 2 weeks; route: oral; duration: 2 weeks
Kim et al. (2019), Allergy Asthma and Immunology ResearchDrawn from 27 papers · generated 2026-06-11T12:41:06.448644+00:00 · phrasing by gpt-4o-mini, every number computed from the database and every citation machine-verified.