### Human:\nhow is bacterial jock itch treated?\n\n### Assistant: 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.