A 3-year-old child presents with multiple honey-coloured crusted lesions on the face and limbs in a non-endemic metropolitan setting. The child is afe...

Question

A 3-year-old child presents with multiple honey-coloured crusted lesions on the face and limbs in a non-endemic metropolitan setting. The child is afebrile and well. According to the primary care antibiotic summary table, what is the preferred first-line treatment for localised impetigo?

Accepted Answer

Topical mupirocin 2% three times daily for 5 days

Answer

Oral flucloxacillin 500 mg six-hourly for 7 days

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Oral cefalexin 500 mg twice daily for 7 days

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No treatment required

Answer

Topical corticosteroid cream only

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Impetigo

A 3-year-old child presents with multiple honey-coloured crusted lesions on the face and limbs in a non-endemic metropolitan setting. The child is afebrile and well. According to the primary care antibiotic summary table, what is the preferred first-line treatment for localised impetigo?