Thread: My dermatologist said...

Originally Posted by BKratchmer

You clearly didn't read my post... antifungals are often used as a prophylactic with topical antibiotics. Eliminating all surface bacteria leaves no competition for yeasts or other fungi in the wound, and secondary infection can develop...

This is certainly not common practice in the Netherlands. We never prescribe topical antifungals in conjunction with topical antibiotics. Occasionally we combine oral antibiotics with antifungals for patients that are known to be at risk of vaginal or oral candidiasis. On rare occasions when you have good reason to combine them in one cream you do not mix 2 creams, thereby diluting the active ingredients of both creams. What I would do on such rare accasions is: take e.g. Fucidin cream and add 2% of ketoconazole.