Eradication of MRSA from thermal wounded HSEs by mupirocin.

<p>(<b>a</b>) The number of detachable (white bars) and adherent bacteria (black bars) before and after mupirocin treatment were determined using the CFU assay. Results are expressed as mean CFU per HSE ± SEM. The dotted line represents the lower limit of detection. *P<0.05, as compared to untreated HSEs. (<b>b</b>) PAS/Alcian blue stained cross-section of mupirocin-exposed thermal wounded HSE that was infected by MRSA. * indicates re-epithelialization. N=3. Scale bar = 50 μm.