American Society for Microbiology, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 5(65), 2021
DOI: 10.1128/aac.02048-20
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Topical antibiotic preparations, such as fusidic acid (FA) or mupirocin, are used in the prevention and treatment of superficial skin infections caused by staphylococci. Previous genomic epidemiology work has suggested an association between the widespread use of topical antibiotics and the emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in some settings.