Doctors should treat impetigo with antiseptics not antibiotics, says NICE

Clinicians should treat non-bullous impetigo—a highly contagious bacterial infection of the skin—with a topical antiseptic rather than antibiotics, says new draft guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).1

The recommendation follows a review by NICE and Public Health England (PHE) which found that a topical antiseptic, such as hydrogen peroxide 1% cream, …