What medication to take for folliculitis

Folliculitis can generally be used externally to achieve better results, external drugs are ineffective or when the lesion area is large, according to the type of pathogen infection, choose to eat antibiotics, antifungals and other drugs. 1. antibiotic drugs: if the bacterial infection caused by folliculitis, the patient can follow the doctor’s instructions oral antibiotic drugs, such as cefuroxime, cephalosporin, amoxicillin, doxycycline, etc., with the role of killing bacteria. 2. Antifungal drugs: If the folliculitis is caused by fungal infection, patients can follow the doctor’s prescription itraconazole, fluconazole and other antifungal drugs, with antibacterial effect. Folliculitis patients are advised to go to the hospital, under the guidance of the doctor to standardize the use of medication, not self-medication, to avoid aggravation of the condition.