Effect of auranofin on inflammatory cytokines in meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) skin lesions with auranofin 0.5%, 1% and 2%, linezolid and clindamycin (25 mg/kg), mupirocin (2%), fusidic acid (2%) and petroleum jelly (control). Statistical analysis was performed by the two-tailed Student's t-test. * P-values of ≤0.05 were considered significant. IL-6, interleukin-6; TNFα, tumour necrosis factor-α; IL-1β; interleukin-1 beta; MCP-1, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1.