"Mupirocin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A topically used antibiotic from a strain of Pseudomonas fluorescens. It has shown excellent activity against gram-positive staphylococci and streptococci. The antibiotic is used primarily for the treatment of primary and secondary skin disorders, nasal infections, and wound healing.
| Descriptor ID |
D016712
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.355.291.411.658 D03.383.663.555 D10.251.536
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| Concept/Terms |
Mupirocin- Mupirocin
- Pseudomonic Acid A
- Pseudomonic Acid
- Acid, Pseudomonic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mupirocin" by people in Profiles.
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Tolerability and effectiveness of povidone-iodine or mupirocin versus saline sinus irrigations for chronic rhinosinusitis. Am J Otolaryngol. 2020 Sep - Oct; 41(5):102604.
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Decolonization to Reduce Postdischarge Infection Risk among MRSA Carriers. N Engl J Med. 2019 02 14; 380(7):638-650.
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Sequential evolution of virulence and resistance during clonal spread of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 01 29; 116(5):1745-1754.
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Thirteen-year experience with universal Staphylococcus aureus nasal decolonization prior to cardiac surgery: a quasi-experimental study. J Hosp Infect. 2018 Nov; 100(3):322-328.
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Evaluation of Staphylococcus aureus eradication therapy in orthopaedic surgery. J Med Microbiol. 2018 Jun; 67(6):893-901.
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[Topical ozone therapy: An innovative solution to patients with herpes zoster]. Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban. 2018 Feb 28; 43(2):168-172.
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Topical Antibiotic Use Coselects for the Carriage of Mobile Genetic Elements Conferring Resistance to Unrelated Antimicrobials in Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2018 02; 62(2).
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Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus: a position statement from the International Society of Chemotherapy. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2018 Jan; 51(1):16-25.
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Bacterial Infections in Neonates Following Mupirocin-Based MRSA Decolonization: A Multicenter Cohort Study. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 08; 38(8):930-936.
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Novel Multiplex PCR Assay for Detection of Chlorhexidine-Quaternary Ammonium, Mupirocin, and Methicillin Resistance Genes, with Simultaneous Discrimination of Staphylococcus aureus from Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci. J Clin Microbiol. 2017 06; 55(6):1857-1864.