Suggest treatment for staph infection on head and redness on face and head
Patient: Hi, my baby has staph infection on his head and it would weep heavily. He was prescribed mupirocin and it worked after 3 days but the infection came back with a vengeance. He now has redness all over his head and face. He was switched to cephalexin and weve been on it for 5 days with very little progress. We were told to use petroleum jelly on his head for moisture but i feel like thats helping the infection more that get rid of it. Are we on the right track? Doctor: YOUR BABY IS ALLERGIC TO OIL APPLICATION(ALL) TO APPLY ON HIS HEAD/HAIR/BODY.THIS WILL CAUSE HIM ITCHING,REDNESS,BACTERIAL INFECTION ETC,FIRSTLY YOU WILL TO STOP USE OF OIL,AFTER START USING BETNOVATE-N OINT THREE TIMES A DAY,ALONG WITH CEPHELEXIN FOR 5 DAYS THEN SEE THE RESULTS OK