mild bacterial jock itch may be treated with: antibacterial skin washes like lever 2000 soap or chlorhexidine (hibiclens) soap twice daily. moderate bacterial jock itch may be treated with: antibacterial skin washes like chlorhexidine soap twice daily. twice-daily application of a topical antibiotic like clindamycin lotion or metronidazole (flagyl) lotion. severe bacterial jock itch may be treated with: antibacterial skin washes like chlorhexidine soap twice daily. twice-daily application of a topical antibiotic like clindamycin lotion or metronidazole lotion. a five- to 14-day course of an oral antibiotic like cephalexin (keflex) dicloxacillin doxycyline minocycline (dynacin minocin) tetracycline (sumycin) ciprofloxacin (cipro cipro xr proquin xr) or levofloxacin (levaquin) for more resistant situations.
how is bacterial jock itch treated?