mupirocin

mupirocin
mu·pir·o·cin myü-'pir-ō-sən, -'pir-ə- n an antibacterial drug C26H44O9 that inhibits bacterial protein synthesis and is used in the topical treatment of impetigo caused by some bacteria of the genera Streptococcus and Staphylococcus see BACTROBAN

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mu·pir·o·cin (mu-pirґo-sin) [USP] an inhibitor of bacterial protein synthesis, produced by fermentation of Pseudomonas fluorescens and effective against staphylococci and non-enteric streptococci; applied topically in the treatment of impetigo.

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