What is Bactroban Cream?Bactroban Cream is also called mupirocin calcium, and it is generally available by prescription only. Its main use is to treat infections on the skin or to prevent them. The active agent of Bactroban Cream is mupirocin, which has antibacterial properties and can be used to kill a number of harmful bacteria strains. In clinical tests this agent has shown effectiveness against several types of strep bacteria and methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). This makes its use in hospitals common, especially as applied to surgical wounds, though it will obviously not prevent every MRSA case.
