Nasal decolonization of Staphylococcus aureus with mupirocin: strengths, weaknesses and future prospects

Staphylococcus aureus in the nose is a risk factor for endogenous staphylococcal infection. UK guidelines recommend the use of mupirocin for nasal decolonization in certain groups of patients colonized with methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). Mupirocin is effective at removing S. aureus from the...

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Autores principales: Coates, T., Bax, R., Coates, A.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2009
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2692503/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19451132
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkp159

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2692503/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19451132
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkp159

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