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Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2021 Despite the widespread use of chlorhexidine (CHX) to prevent infection, data regarding the in vitro action of CHX against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are limited.
Taniela Marli Bes +13 more
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Transfer of antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus [PDF]
, 2017 Staphylococcus aureus is a serious human pathogen with remarkable adaptive powers. Antibiotic-resistant clones rapidly emerge mainly by acquisition of antibiotic-resistance genes from other S. aureus strains or even from other genera.
Haaber, Jakob +2 more
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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 +2 more
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Mupirocin Resistance among Methicillin Resistant and Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus from Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: A Cross-sectional Study at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Southern Haryana, India [PDF]
National Journal of Laboratory MedicineIntroduction: Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterium associated with the majority of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (SSTIs). It possesses a wide range of virulence factors and an inherent ability to acquire resistance mechanisms.
Pooja Singla +3 more
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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 +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 +6 more
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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 +2 more
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Asian Journal of Medical SciencesBackground: 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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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 +3 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 ...
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