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Can mupirocin 2% ointment be used on a skin fungus tht looks like white spots its on my cest and?
Question posted by hross34 on 9 Sep 2011
Last updated on 22 January 2018 by terrylopes49
Added 9 Sep 2011:
i was told to use selsun blue for 2 weeks but it has not gotten ride of it. the doctor said it is common.
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terrylopes49
22 Jan 2018
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9 Sep 2011
Mupirocin is an antibiotic and it is NOT going to help the skin fungus. Try an antifungal cream like Monistat, or tinactin, they will treat fungal infections. It it gets worse with an antifungal, then it is not a fungal infection or you may have to use a steroid cream or tablets, you didn't mention if it was diagnosed as fungal for sure. Best of Luck, Patti
reggiefinleysr
27 Feb 2013
This is incorrect.
The antibacterial agent mupirocin is used as a topical agent in the treatment of superficial infections by Gram-positive bacteria, particularly Staphylococcus aureus. However, we demonstrate here that the compound also inhibits the growth of a number of pathogenic fungi in vitro, including a range of dermatophytes and Pityrosporum spp. It inhibited the incorporation of amino acids and precursors of RNA, but not that of acetate, by Trichophyton mentagrophytes. It also inhibited the isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase from Candida albicans, indicating a mechanism of action similar to that in bacteria. When administered topically, mupirocin was efficacious in a T. mentagrophytes ringworm model in guinea pigs. These results suggest that mupirocin could have clinical utility for superficial infections caused by dermatophytes. See: http://jac.oxfordjournals.org/content/43/4/579.full
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