Mupirocin ointment before a total hip or knee arthroscopy is a safe and cost-effective intervention for reducing surgical site infections, according to a study published in Infection Control and ...

SAN DIEGO, CA—Clinicians should consider nasal povidone-iodine as an alternative to nasal mupirocin ointment to reduce risk of deep Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infections (SSI) following ...

The objective of this study was to determine whether use of mupirocin nasal ointment for perioperative eradication of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage is effective in preventing the development of ...

Mupirocin is a generic drug that’s prescribed for certain skin infections. It’s available in a topical cream or an ointment. The ointment is available as the brand-name drug Centany. The cost of ...

Bacterial decolonization with mupirocin nasal ointment significantly lowered rates of severe acute radiation oral mucositis in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma undergoing radiotherapy. The ...

The use of sterile paraffin (Lacri-Lube) or mupirocin (Bactroban) ointment on surgical wounds was evaluated in a randomized trial and compared with no ointment (Br J Surg. 2006;93:937-943). Patients ...

Infants, especially those in intensive care units, are vulnerable to staph infections. Applying an ointment may help them. Share on Pinterest Researchers applied an ointment called mupirocin to ...

Pharmaceutical company Glenmark's US subsidiary Glenmark Generics has received final approval from US Food and Drugs Administration for its abbreviated new drug application for Mupirocin Calcium Cream ...

Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited announced that its joint venture Aleor Dermaceuticals Limited has received final approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug ...