<prompt> NOT true about use of silver sulfadiazine:1 concentrationBurnsSafer for pregnant lady and infantsActs against staph aureus  <response>: Ans. c Safer for pregnant lady and infantsRef. wound healing and Ulcers of the skin-Diagnosis and Therapy 154 Silver sulfadiazine is prepared as a water soluble cream in a concentration of 1. It is composed of silver nitrate and sodium sulfadiazine, both having antibacterial qualities. SSD is commonly used in the management of burns and cutaneous ulcers. It is effective against wide range of pathogenic bacteria, including staph aureus. E.Coli, proteus, enterococci and pseudomonas strain. Contraindications: In G6PD patients. They can cause kernicterus, hence it is contraindicated in pregnancy or during the first 2 months of life. 