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I got culture 3 m ago that detected s. aureus in my nose, more. 3 weeks of amoxicillin with clavulate but a culture 3 weeks later came up the same. i read mupirocin is best but can't buy paraffin based in my country. what to do?
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Why eradicate?: Eradication ( decolonization) is only necessary in certain situations. Please check with your doc to make sure that you really need to be treated. If so the best plan would indeed be to use topical agents including mupirocin and chlorhexidine plus or minus orals. Mupirocina / Bactroban is available in Mexico.
Answered 8/2/2015
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