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Staph infections are infections caused by the bacteria Staphylococcus. They include skin infections, pneumonia, blood poisoning, toxic shock syndrome, and food poisoning. Infection can happen through contact, especially if you have open wounds. Most infections are treatable with antibiotics. If you have been infected with staph, join the group for support and advice.
Im cutting and pasting this from our dicussion last year in response to some questions from you guys about which oral antibiotics work for MRSA skin and soft tissue infections:
According to the most recent published IDSA (Infectious Disease Society of America) guidelines for skin and soft tissue infections 50% of MRSA strains have inducible or constitutive (can enact so to speak) CLINDAMYCIN RESISTANCE.
To all the people on this community I say this: PROGRESSION DESPITE ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY should raise flags for resistant microbes OR a deeper/more serious infection.
Again...a list of first line ORAL therapy for MRSA per the IDSA guidelines: Daptomycin (cubicin), doxycycline (vibramycin), minocycline (minocin), Linezolid (Zyvox)....and AFTER you get the culture results you can see if it is sensitive to Clindamycin, Septra (Bactrim), etc
Dr O.
According to the most recent published IDSA (Infectious Disease Society of America) guidelines for skin and soft tissue infections 50% of MRSA strains have inducible or constitutive (can enact so to speak) CLINDAMYCIN RESISTANCE.
To all the people on this community I say this: PROGRESSION DESPITE ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY should raise flags for resistant microbes OR a deeper/more serious infection.
Again...a list of first line ORAL therapy for MRSA per the IDSA guidelines: Daptomycin (cubicin), doxycycline (vibramycin), minocycline (minocin), Linezolid (Zyvox)....and AFTER you get the culture results you can see if it is sensitive to Clindamycin, Septra (Bactrim), etc
Dr O.
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thank you for the info.
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