title: Mupirocin: a new topical antibiotic.
abstract: One hundred fifty-three strains of Staphylococcus aureus recovered from infected eczema frequently demonstrated resistance to multiple antibiotics. Penicillin and ampicillin resistance was extremely frequent (88%), methicillin resistance was found in nearly 14% of strains, and erythromycin and tetracycline resistance was present in 16%. S. aureus strains were uniformly sensitive to vancomycin, mupirocin, and cephalosporins. Experimental infections in human volunteers showed topical therapy with 2% mupirocin was more effective than oral erythromycin in suppression of both S. aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Leyden
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004485:Eczema / Q000188:drug therapy; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D016712:Mupirocin; D011897:Random Allocation; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005227:Fatty Acids; D004917:Erythromycin; D016712:Mupirocin