"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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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mupirocin" by people in Profiles.
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Lederman HM, Uzel G, Blackwood RA, Sullivan KE. Stamping out Staphylococcus. Clin Immunol. 2004 Oct; 113(1):19-21.
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Tacconelli E, Carmeli Y, Aizer A, Ferreira G, Foreman MG, D'Agata EM. Mupirocin prophylaxis to prevent Staphylococcus aureus infection in patients undergoing dialysis: a meta-analysis. Clin Infect Dis. 2003 Dec 15; 37(12):1629-38.