infections
Mupirocin
Introduction
 is an Overview of Antibiotics that is used to treat It is available only as an ointment. Health care practitioners may recommend applying the antibioticmupirocininside the nostrils to eliminate staphylococci from the nose. However, because overusingmupirocincan lead tomupirocinresistance, this antibiotic is used only when people are likely to get an infection. For example, it is given to people before certain operations or to people who live in a household in which the skin infection is spreading. Some common side effects ofmupirocinare itching and burning. 