The MEDLINE database was searched for articles from 1966 through to August 2007 using the subject terms 'topical antibiotic ... acid', 'triple antibiotic ointment', 'neosporin', 'neomycin ...

Neosporin is an over-the-counter (OTC) topical antibiotic ointment that is commonly used to prevent infections in minor cuts, ...

Cultures taken before and after therapy from 2 patients with small lesions that did not respond to antibiotic ointment were found to contain Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci. This persistence ...

Safe antibiotic preparations include mupirocin (Bactroban), Ilotycin, and Silvadene products. Nonprescription medications include Aquaphor ointment, Biafine cream, and petroleum jelly (Scheman et al., ...