ctions ▁and ▁ac ute ▁cases ▁of ▁sw immer ' s ▁ear . ▁Top ical ▁use ▁is ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁treatment ▁options ▁for ▁some ▁skin ▁conditions ▁including ▁ac ne ▁and ▁cell ul itis . ▁Adv antages ▁of ▁top ical ▁application ▁include ▁ach ieving ▁high ▁and ▁sust ained ▁concentration ▁of ▁ant ib i otic ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁in fection ; ▁reducing ▁the ▁potential ▁for ▁system ic ▁absor ption ▁and ▁to x icity , ▁and ▁total ▁volumes ▁of ▁ant ib i otic ▁required ▁are ▁reduced , ▁thereby ▁also ▁reducing ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁ant ib i otic ▁mis use . ▁Top ical ▁ant ib iot ics ▁applied ▁over ▁certain ▁types ▁of ▁surg ical ▁w ounds ▁have ▁been ▁reported ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁surg ical ▁site ▁in fe ctions . ▁However , ▁there ▁are ▁certain ▁general ▁causes ▁for ▁concern ▁with ▁top ical ▁administration ▁of ▁ant ib iot ics . ▁Some ▁system ic ▁absor ption ▁of ▁the ▁ant ib i otic ▁may ▁occur ; ▁the ▁quantity ▁of ▁ant ib i otic ▁applied ▁is ▁difficult ▁to ▁accur ately ▁do se , ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁local ▁hyp ers ens itivity ▁re actions ▁or ▁contact ▁der mat itis ▁occurr ing .. ▁It ▁is ▁recommended ▁to ▁admin ister ▁ant ib iot ics ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁possible , ▁especially ▁in ▁life - th re aten ing ▁in fe ctions . ▁Many ▁emer gency ▁depart ments ▁stock ▁ant ib iot ics ▁for ▁this ▁purpose . ▁ ▁Pre val ence ▁Ant ib i otic ▁consumption ▁var ies ▁widely ▁between