SUMMARY.— Evidence is presented that the antibiotic substances sodium fusidate and fusidic acid are both capable of penetrating intact human skin at a rate similar to that seen with glucocorticoids. This is the first experimental in vitro evidence of the penetration of a topically applied antibiotic: the techniques employed depended on the measurement of C14‐labelled material, and upon microbiological assay.
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