trade name: Bactroban; drug class: topical antiinfective, pseudomonic acid A; action: inhibits bacterial protein synthesis; uses: impetigo caused by Staphylococcus aureus,β-hemolytic Streptococcus, Staphylococcus pyogenes; nasal membranes: S. aureus.

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