![trial-supports-use-of-topical-antibiotics-in-nicu-babies](https://utterbuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/trial-supports-use-of-topical-antibiotics-in-nicu-babies-640x360.jpg)
A team of doctors has performed a clinical trial involving multiple hospitals that tested the effectiveness of applying a topical antibiotic known as mupirocin for prevention of Staphylococcus aureus (SA) infection in babies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).