Edward Scissorhands – prevention of skin infections

The rewrite today is for Edward Scissorhands. The deep dive is about prevention of infection from skin injuries.

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References used in this episode

Topical antibiotic sources

Effectiveness of calamine lotion as an adjunctive therapy to mometasone furoate ointment in the treatment of infant eczema: A retrospective study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Sep 2;101(35):e30237.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36107506/

The value of prophylactic antibiotics for simple lacerations. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1983 Feb;156(2):212-6.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6337421/

The natural history of streptococcal skin infection: prevention with topical antibiotics. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1985 Aug;13(2 Pt 1):207-12. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2995463/

Prospective evaluation of topical antibiotics for preventing infections in uncomplicated soft-tissue wounds repaired in the ED. Acad Emerg Med. 1995 Jan;2(1):4-10. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7606610/

A prospective, randomized pilot evaluation of topical triple antibiotic versus mupirocin for the prevention of uncomplicated soft tissue wound infection. Am J Emerg Med. 2004 Jan;22(1):1-3. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14724869/

Tetanus sources

Tetanus. Lancet. 2019 Apr 20;393(10181):1657-1668. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30935736/

ACIP recommendations on TdP vaccine 2019 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31971933/

ACIP recommendations on Td prevention and vaccination in 2018 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29702631/

Tetanus surveillance CDC https://www.cdc.gov/tetanus/php/surveillance/index.html