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 ...

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 ...

In what may be the largest clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of antimicrobial agents in preventing surgical wound and hospital-based infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus, scientists ...