What is Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), asometimes referred to as a super staph infection, is a specific strain of the Staphylococcus aureus bacterium that has develope...

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mrsa boils on skin how do u know if its inside u ?
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HELP WHAT DO I DO ????? last sep they took my blood and tested it to see if anything grew nothing did? so why do i get mrsa on my skin? wouldnt that be in my blood stream?
Posted on 10/08/09, 08:10 pm
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Reply #1 - 10/22/09  12:41pm
" I had thought they could test me for MRSA too from a blood sample- lord knows they took enough of that during my visits but they insisted on a skin culture to confirm the MRSA. "
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Reply #2 - 10/22/09  10:55pm
" doc told me that when you get a skin infection your body puts up a defence to keep it from comming into your inturnal organ and blood. That is why the antibotics have a hard time getting out to the skin infection because of the wall your body build in defence. "
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Reply #3 - 10/25/09  12:25pm
" Exactly the same as what my husbands doctor told him. "

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