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How Should MRSA, Back Sore Infection, Weight Loss And Swelling Be Treated?

Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here... I weigh 100 lbs and I am diabetic ---- last month I was diagnosed with MRSA ----- I had a sore on my back that got infected and grew to over half the size of an orange ----- since then I have lost 4 lbs and have had a severe pinch under my right rib and some swelling ----- I do not have a gallbladder anymore it was removed in 1996 please advise what I should do and dont tell me to go to the hospital I will not step foot in one again that is where I got MRSA from in the first place
thank you Chrystal
Thu, 19 May 2016
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MRSA is a bacterial infection found resistant to many of the antibiotics mainly to beta lactum group of antibiotics. If not treated properly may lead to serious systyemic infection. Vancomycin is the drug of choice for this organism .you should contact to your physician and advice him to give yo full cource antibiotic treatmet as per your culture and sensitivity report .
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How Should MRSA, Back Sore Infection, Weight Loss And Swelling Be Treated?

Thanks for posting your query to HCM. MRSA is a bacterial infection found resistant to many of the antibiotics mainly to beta lactum group of antibiotics. If not treated properly may lead to serious systyemic infection. Vancomycin is the drug of choice for this organism .you should contact to your physician and advice him to give yo full cource antibiotic treatmet as per your culture and sensitivity report . take care .