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  2. Neomycin/polymyxin B/bacitracin - Wikipedia

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    The three main active ingredients in Neosporin are neomycin sulfate, polymyxin B sulfate, and bacitracin zinc. [ 20 ] [ 7 ] One of the main components is neomycin sulfate, which is a type of antibiotic discovered in 1949 by microbiologist Selman Waksman at Rutgers University. [ 21 ]

  3. Instead of popping a blister, follow this treatment plan

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    Neosporin is a topical antibiotic ointment many NBC Select staffers have used for years, and it’s made with bacitracin zinc, neomycin sulfate and polymyxin B, ingredients that help prevent skin ...

  4. Skin maceration - Wikipedia

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    Maceration is defined as the softening and breaking down of skin resulting from prolonged exposure to moisture. It was first described by Jean-Martin Charcot in 1877. [1] [2] Maceration is caused by excessive amounts of fluid remaining in contact with the skin or the surface of a wound for extended periods.

  5. Bacitracin - Wikipedia

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    As bacitracin zinc salt, in combination with other topical antibiotics (usually polymyxin B and neomycin) as an ointment ("triple antibiotic ointment," with the brand name Neosporin), it is used for topical treatment of a variety of localized skin and eye infections, as well as for the prevention of wound infections. A non-ointment form of ...

  6. Man shoots himself in head, rubs Neosporin on wound - AOL

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    Yes, Neosporin. According to the ointment's website, it's to be used for, "First aid to help prevent infection in minor: cuts, scrapes, burns," according to Neosporin . Gunshot wounds to the head?

  7. Common antibiotic Neosporin may shield against viral ... - AOL

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    A study conducted first in mice and then in human volunteers suggests that a common antibiotic, neomycin, which is the main active ingredient in Neosporin, may help protect against viral ...