Mechanism of action
Mupirocin is a new antibiotic that is produced by fermentation Pseudomonas fluorescens. Mupirocin inhibits isoleucyl transfer-RNA synthetase by blocking protein synthesis in a bacterial cell.
Due to the specific mechanism of action and the unique chemical structure mupirocin is not characterized by cross-resistance with other antibiotics used in clinical practice.
With topical application in minimal suppressive concentrations (MIC) mupirocin has bacteriostatic, and at higher concentrations bactericidal properties.
Pharmacodynamic effects
Activity
Mupirocin is an antibacterial agent for topical application that demonstrates in vivo activity againstStaphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-resistant strains), S.epidermidis and beta-hemolytic strainsStreptococcus species.
Activity spectrum in vitro includes the following bacteria:
Sensitive species:
- Staphylococcus aureus1,2;
- Staphylococcus epidermidis1,2;
- coagulase-negative staphylococci1,2;
- Streptococcus species1;
- Haemophilus influenzae;
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae;
- Neisseria meningitidis;
- Moraxella catarrhalis:
- Pasteurella multocida.
1 - Clinical efficacy demonstrated for isolates
sensitive bacteria by registered clinical
indications for use.
2 - Including strains producing beta-lactamase and methicillin-
resistant strains.
Sustainable species
- Corynebacterium species;
- Enterobacteriaceae;
- Gram-negative non-fermenting sticks;
- Micrococcus species;
- Anaerobes.
Borderline concentration sensitivity to mupirocin (MIC) for Staphylococcus spp.
Sensitive: less than or equal to 1 μg / ml.
Intermediate sensitivity: 2 to 256 μg / ml.
Stable: higher than 256 μg / ml.
Mechanisms of resistance
It was shown that a low level of resistance of staphylococci (MIC from 8 to 256 μg / ml) is due to changes in the native Enzyme isoleucyl transfer-RNA synthetase. It was shown that a high level of resistance of staphylococci (MIC is greater than or equal to 512 μg / ml) is due to a certain plasmid encoding of the enzyme isoleucyl transfer-RNA synthetase.The natural resistance of gram-negative bacteria, such as Enterobacteriaceae, may be due to a low level of penetration of the antibiotic into the bacterial cell.