Mupirocin kills this type of bacteria ... Samples from the nose and lesional skin were used to determine baseline and post treatment Staphylococcus abundance and microbial community profiles.

A new topical antibiotic, mupirocin, has been found to be as effective as erythromycin for the treatment of impetigo, but concerns about its expense have been raised. This controlled clinical ...

The MEDLINE database was searched for articles from 1966 through to August 2007 using the subject terms 'topical antibiotic', 'mupirocin ... topical antibiotics and treatment of uncomplicated ...

The treatment is presently undergoing a pivotal phase 3 trial (LANTERN) in US hospitals. The most commonly used approach to combat Staphylococcus aureus in the nose is off-label use of the topical ...