Effect of mupirocin on nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus.

Author(s): Bulanda M, Gruszka M, Heczko B

Affiliation(s): Department of Bacteriology, Medical Academy, Krakow, Poland.

Publication date & source: 1989-08, J Hosp Infect., 14(2):117-24.

Publication type: Clinical Trial; Randomized Controlled Trial

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.