Mupirocin ointment is not a cure for folliculitis, which usually requires a causal treatment to find the cause of the folliculitis.
Mupirocin ointment is a topical antibiotic with strong antibacterial activity against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Therefore, mupirocin ointment is effective in treating folliculitis induced by bacterial infection and can be used in the treatment of folliculitis.
To cure folliculitis, it is usually necessary to find the cause of folliculitis and treat the cause. For folliculitis caused by fungal infection, anti-fungal treatment is needed, such as topical ketoconazole ointment, miconazole ointment, etc., and mupirocin ointment is not effective for this condition.
There is also such as wearing tight clothing friction skin, resulting in hair follicles are stimulated and induced by folliculitis, need to promptly replace loose and breathable clothing, reduce skin friction.
Folliculitis, need to actively listen to the advice of a professional doctor for treatment, the use of drugs must be under the guidance of a professional doctor.