Suggest Treatment For MRSA Infection

Posted on Thu, 15 Oct 2015

Question: what does mrsa look like and how do you get it

Answered by Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (19 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
MRSA, community or hospital acquired

Detailed Answer:
Hello and Welcome

I appreciate your concern

Methicillin-resistant staphyclococcus aureus (MRSA) is a severe form of a staphylococcus infection that is not treated with antibiotics like Doxycycline mentioned in your history. Vancomycin , linezolid, tigecycline and daptomycin, are some of the newer agents used to treat MRSA with good results. MRSA can be community acquired or hospital acquired. Culture of the suspected infected site/organ , whenever possible, should be taken to confirm MRSA. It appears as clusters of rounded cocci under microscope.

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Thanks

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