Carrier StateImpetigo is a common, superficial, bacterial infection of the skin characterized by an inflamed and infected epidermis. The rarer variant, bullous impetigo, is characterized by fragile fluid-filled vesicles and flaccid blisters and is invariably caused by pathogenic strains of Staphylococcus...
4 Specifically, mupirocin is considered a valid option to treat SSTIs and to eradicate MRSA nasal carriage; however, the increase in resistance to mupirocin is related to its widespread use for MRSA carrier decolonization. Resistance has been also described for fusidic acid and retapamulin, anyway,...
tissues. To effectively control the infection, the permeability of endolysin needs to be improved, potentially by developing a strategy of efficient transdermal drug delivery. Third, although endolysins are highly stable in general [45,46], the stability ofkayvirus endolysin combined with carrier ...
Treatment If a person is suspected to have repeated infections, a scrub of the nose is taken and checked in the laboratory if the person is a nasal carrier of staphylococci. Care should be taken at the infected areas. People are advised to wash the infected places gently with soaps and ...