Antibiotics
| Antibiotics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | First Aid |
| Treats | Infection |
| Weight | 0.1 |
| Infection Reduction | 50 |
| Crafting Skill | None |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Antibiotics
|
Antibiotics are a medicine taken by mouth to fight wound infection. They treat the ordinary infection that sets in when a wound is left dirty or unwashed.
They are a backup for any survivor whose wound has already turned bad. Disinfecting a wound early stops most infections, but a missed scratch can still go wrong. A dose of Antibiotics cuts the strength of an existing infection by about half. Their main cost is rarity, since only medical buildings stock them in any number.
Antibiotics are found as loot, and a Box of Antibiotics opens into twelve doses. The Doctor is the best occupation for first aid. It starts with the most First Aid skill. The Nurse and the Park Ranger also start with some First Aid skill.
How to Use Antibiotics
Antibiotics are taken from the inventory like food, not from the health panel. Each dose works on a wound infection already in the body. Repeat doses keep pushing the infection down until the wound can heal.
They belong to the later part of wound care. The first steps stay the same: remove any glass or bullet, disinfect, stitch if needed and bandage. Antibiotics come in only when an infection has set in despite that care.
Alcohol Wipes and the Bottle of Disinfectant work on the wound itself through the Disinfect option. They are best used early to keep an infection from starting. Antibiotics are the cure after the fact, so a medical kit wants both kinds.
Twelve loose doses can be packed into a Box of Antibiotics with the Pack Items in Box recipe. The Unpack Box recipe opens a box back into twelve doses.
How to Craft Antibiotics
Each recipe that makes Antibiotics is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Unpack Box
The Unpack Box recipe makes Antibiotics. It needs no skill level.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box of Antibiotics | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.AntibioticsBox
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take Antibiotics as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pack Items in Box | Box of Antibiotics |
|
- | None | /additem Base.AntibioticsBox
|
Locations
Medical caches are the best find, holding Antibiotics more often than not. Dentists, clinics, pharmacy counters and medical storage rooms hold them now and then. Hospital rooms, hallways and storage rooms are similar. Kennel counters and laboratories turn them up less often. Survivor safehouses, home medicine cabinets and army storage hold them only rarely. Overall they are an uncommon find, so a stock is worth keeping.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Medical cache | Medical box | 59.1% |
| Survivor safehouse | Medicine cabinet | 4.8% |
| Survivor safehouse | Counter | 3.8% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Medicine cabinet | 1.7% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Counter | 0.7% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Medicine cabinet | 0.3% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Counter | 0.2% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Dentist | Counter | 11.6% |
| Medical | Counter | 11.6% |
| Medical storage | Other | 11.6% |
| Dentist | Other | 11.5% |
| Dentist storage | Other | 11.5% |
| Hospital room | Metal shelves | 11.5% |
| Hospital storage | Other | 11.5% |
| Medical | Other | 11.5% |
| Kennels | Counter | 9.3% |
| Laboratory | Desk | 7.5% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy | Counter | 11.6% |
| Pharmacy storage | Counter | 11.6% |
| Pharmacy storage | Other | 11.6% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital hallway | Metal shelves | 11.5% |
| Any building | Medicine cabinet | 2.9% |
| Bathroom | Medicine cabinet | 1.7% |
| Bathroom | Shelves | 0.9% |
| Bathroom | Counter | 0.8% |
| Any building | Military crate | <0.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Inside a bag or case | First aid kit camping | 0.3% |
Notes
- The tooltip says they fight wound infections and cannot prevent zombification.
- Each dose halves what is left, so a strong infection may need more than one.
- Disinfecting each wound early means fewer doses are needed later.
- Twelve doses pack into one box, which keeps a stock tidy.
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