antibacterial topical

^[1]^[2]

Benefit/risk

bacterial conjunctivitis
- number needed to treat = 7 for clinical cure in 2-5 days^[1]
- no harm noted

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 The NNT: Topical Antibiotics for Clinical Cure of Bacterial Conjunctivitis http://www.thennt.com/nnt/topical-antibiotics-for-bacterial-conjunctivitis/
Sheikh A, Hurwitz B, van Schayck CP, McLean S, Nurmatov U Antibiotics versus placebo for acute bacterial conjunctivitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Sep 12;9:CD001211 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22972049
↑ Drucker CR Update on topical antibiotics in dermatology. Dermatol Ther. 2012 Jan-Feb;25(1):6-11 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22591495