Table 2.

Most commonly used antimicrobial agents in wound treatment

Antimicrobial agents	Administration	Spectrum	References
Gentamicin	Systemic/topical	Gram-positive bacteria	[98]
Tetracycline	Oral/topical	Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria	[99, 100]
Ciprofloxacin	Oral/systemic	Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria especially Gram-negative bacilli	[101, 102]
Vancomycin	Systemic	Gram-positive bacteria especially MRSA	[103]
Penicillin G	Systemic	Non-β-lactamase-producing Gram-positive bacteria, anaerobes	[104]
Neomycin	Systemic/topical	Aerobic Gram-negative bacilli and Gram-positive aerobes	[105]
Polymyxin B	Systemic	Gram-negative bacteria	[106]
Mupirocin	Topical	Gram-positive bacteria especially MRSA, some Gram-negative flora	[107]
Amphotericin B	Systemic/topical	Fungi	[108]
Silver sulfadiazine	Topical	Gram-positive, most Gram-negative bacteria, and some fungal forms	[109]
Mafenide acetate	Topical	Gram-negative bacilli, anaerobes	[110]