Can you use Bactrim for molluscum contagiosum?

Molluscum contagiosum can be treated with Bactroban (generic name mupirocin ointment), but it is usually used when molluscum contagiosum patients have a combined bacterial infection, and if there is no combined bacterial infection, mupirocin ointment is usually not needed. Molluscum contagiosum is a contagious skin disease caused by molluscum contagiosum virus infection, clinically mainly through skin contact, but also through sexual contact or public facilities, clinical treatment to surgical excision and physical therapy, if there is a combination of bacterial infection, the need for sterilization and anti-inflammatory, and then surgical treatment. The main component of mupirocin ointment is mupirocin, which is bactericidal and anti-inflammatory, and is often used to treat skin infections caused by Gram-positive cocci, such as impetigo, boils, folliculitis and other primary skin infections and eczema infections, and secondary infections, such as small superficial trauma infections, and if molluscum contagiosum is combined with bacterial infections, it can be used externally to play a role in bactericidal. Mupirocin ointment is occasionally seen local burning sensation, stinging sensation and itching, etc. It is recommended that it be used under the guidance of a doctor, and is contraindicated for those who are allergic to mupirocin or other ointments containing polyethylene glycol.