Background and Objective: Mupirocin is a secreted antibiotic inhibitor of Isoleucine-tRNA, a bacterial synthetase that is used against yellow wounds from Streptococcus pyogenic and Staphylococcus aureus.
Maral Khamehchi +2 more
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Simultaneous PCR detection of ica cluster and methicillin and mupirocin resistance genes in catheter-isolated Staphylococcus [PDF]
Recent data show that more than 50% of catheter-associated bloodstream infections are caused by staphylococci. Staphylococcal infections produced by intercellular-adhesion cluster (ica) carriers can be even more problematic due to the presence of ...
Félix Claverie-Martín +6 more
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Evaluation of prevalence of low and high level mupirocin resistance in methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates at a tertiary care hospital [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the trend of mupirocin resistance in MRSA, isolated at the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory of a tertiary care hospital. METHODS: A total of 200 MRSA strains recovered over a 2 year period from various body sites were tested using ...
Irfan, Seema +2 more
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Highly Effective Regimen for Decolonization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriers [PDF]
Objective. To evaluate the efficacy of a standardized regimen for decolonization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers and to identify factors influencing decolonization treatment failure. Design.
Buehlmann, M. +5 more
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Do topical antibiotics improve wound healing? [PDF]
The use of topical triple-antibiotic ointments significantly decreases infection rates in minor contaminated wounds compared with a petrolatum control.
Diehr, Sabina +2 more
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Bactericidal effects of polyhexamethylene biguanide against intracellular Staphylococcus aureus EMRSA-15 and USA 300 [PDF]
Firdessa, R, Good, L, Kamaruzzaman, N F
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Mupirocin Ointment with and without Chlorhexidine Baths in the Eradication of Staphylococcus Aureus Nasal Carriage in Nursing Home Residents [PDF]
Mupirocin ointment has been shown to be effective in eradicating Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in residents of a long- term care facility. Antiseptic soaps have been used as adjunct to this therapy.
Axelson, C. +3 more
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• Background: Peritonitis is the most important complication of peritoneal dialysis. The most common cause of peritonitis is catheter exit site infection. Several studies have shown the prophylactic effect of topical mupirocin. According to the report of
Mojgan Mortazavi +6 more
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Pseudomonas bacteria are renowned for their remarkable capacity to synthesize antibiotics, namely mupirocin, gluconic acid, pyrrolnitrin, and 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol (DAPG). While these substances are extensively employed in agricultural biotechnology
Alexandra Baukova +9 more
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Effect of Vancomycin Therapy for Osteomyelitis on Colonization by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Lack of Emergence of Glycopeptide Resistance [PDF]
Background: In treating orthopedic infections, the long-term impact of vancomycin therapy on colonization by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and the emergence of vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus is unknown.
Bernard, Louis +7 more
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