Effect of mupirocin on nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus.

Authors
Category Primary study
JournalThe Journal of hospital infection
Year 1989
Mupirocin eliminates nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus among medical and surgical personnel for periods varying from several weeks up to one year. In persons recolonized after therapy densities of S. aureus populations in nares were much lower than in the same persons before therapy.
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First added on: Dec 16, 2020