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The impact of topical mupirocin on peritoneal dialysis infection rates in Singapore general hospital. [PDF]

, 2005
Background. Peritonitis and exit-site infections (ESI) are major causes of technique failure and morbidity in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. Topical mupirocin on the exit-site has been shown to reduce such complications and prolong life in PD ...
Foo, Marjorie Wai Yin, Lim, Christopher Thiam Seong, Wong, Kok Seng   +2 more
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Phenotypic and molecular characterization of Staphylococcus aureus isolates expressing low- and high-level mupirocin resistance in Nigeria and South Africa

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2009
Background Mupirocin is a topical antimicrobial agent which is used for the treatment of skin and postoperative wound infections, and the prevention of nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
Udo Edet E, Shittu Adebayo O, Lin Johnson   +2 more
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Effective decolonization strategy for mupirocin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by TPGS-modified mupirocin-silver complex

Materials Today Bio, 2023
The widespread utilization of mupirocin to treat methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)-caused infectious diseases has led to the emergence of mupirocin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MuRSA), posing a serious global medical threat. In order
Ming-Chen Sun, Ying-Fang Chen, Di Liu, Xiao-Ling Xu, Yu-Chan You, Wei Lu, Yun-Juan Shi, Ming-Yang Ren, Yi-Bin Fan, Yong-Zhong Du, Xiao-Hua Tao   +10 more
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The small quinolone derived compound HT61 enhances the effect of tobramycin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in vitro and in vivo. [PDF]

, 2020
HT61 is a small quinolone-derived compound previously demonstrated to exhibit bactericidal activity against gram-positive bacteria including methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). When
Amison, RT, Bruce, KD, Coates, A, Faure, M-E, Hu, Y, O'Shaughnessy, BG, Page, CP   +6 more
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Mupirocin and chlorhexidine resistance in Staphylococcus aureus in patients with community-onset skin and soft tissue infections [PDF]

, 2013
Decolonization measures, including mupirocin and chlorhexidine, are often prescribed to prevent Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI).
Ainsworth, Ali J, Burnham, Carey-Ann D, Camins, Bernard C, Fritz, Stephanie A, Hogan, Patrick G, Krauss, Melissa J, Martin, Madeline S, Patrick, Carol, Rodriguez, Marcela   +8 more
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Mupirocin for the reduction of colonization of internal jugular cannulae: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 1990
In a prospective study, 218 cardiothoracic patients, in whom 'Abbocath-T' cannulae had been inserted preoperatively into the internal jugular vein, were randomized to receive skin preparation of the insertion site with tincture of iodine (108 controls ...
Casewell, M. W., Fisher, A. P., Hill, R.L.R., Ware, R. J., Wilson, S. (Susan)   +4 more
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Can we prevent antimicrobial resistance by using antimicrobials better? [PDF]

, 2013
Since their development over 60 years ago, antimicrobials have become an integral part of healthcare practice worldwide. Recently, this has been put in jeopardy by the emergence of widespread antimicrobial resistance, which is one of the major problems ...
Brown, Caron, Cars, Cars, Collignon, Dagan, DiNubile, Drlica, Essack, Fox, Geli, Goren, Gould, Guillemot, Harris, Hurdle, Huttner, Isha, Madurell, Masterton, Michalsen, Mitchison, Mitchison, Molstad, Sharma, Solapure, Talbot, Thomas   +27 more
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Formulation by Design of an Innovative Tea Tree Oil Nanoemulgel Incorporating Mupirocin for Enhanced Wound Healing Activity

Applied Sciences, 2023
Mupirocin is an antibacterial agent that has been documented to be effective in treating superficial skin infections. However, the main limitation of its application is bacterial resistance. Therefore, there is a need to determine a way to potentiate its
Mahdi M. Bujubarah, Heba S. Elsewedy, Tamer M. Shehata, Wafaa E. Soliman   +3 more
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Effectiveness of measures to eradicate Staphylococcus aureus carriage in patients with community-associated skin and soft-tissue infections: A randomized trial [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Despite a paucity of evidence, decolonization measures are prescribed for outpatients with recurrent Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI). OBJECTIVE: Compare the effectiveness of four regimens for eradicating S. aureus
Burnham, Carey-Ann, Camins, Bernard C, Dukes, Jonathan, Eisenstein, Kimberly A, Epplin, Emma K, Fritz, Joseph M, Fritz, Stephanie A, Storch, Gregory A   +7 more
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Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern and mupirocin resistance among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from skin and soft-tissue infection patients attending a tertiary care hospital in North India

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences
Background: Antimicrobial susceptibility among bacterial isolates varies from center to center. Mupirocin is a topical antibacterial antibiotic used to treat wound infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
Bajarangi Lal Chaudhary , Sanjeev Sahai
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