You will have been prescribed silver sulfadiazine cream to prevent, or to treat, a bacterial skin infection. It is particularly helpful in preventing burn wounds and small skin grafts from becoming infected. It is also prescribed to help treat infected leg ulcers and pressure sores. It works by killing the germs (bacteria) responsible for skin infections.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/medicine/silver-sulfadiazine-cream-for-skin-infections-flamazine