Primary (impetigo, folliculitis, furunculosis, ecthyma) & secondary bacterial skin infections (eczema, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, herpes, epidermolysis bullosa & ichthyosis) due to susceptible organisms. Insect bites & infected minor traumatic lesions eg, skin ulcers, burns, cuts, abrasions, small lacerations, sutured wounds, biopsy sites, surgical incisions. Prevent bacterial contamination in minor burns, biopsy sites, incisions & other clean lesions; development of infection & permit wound healing in abrasions, minor cuts & wounds.