Question 1

is a z pack or doxycycline better for staph infection?

Accepted Answer

Doxy: Doxycycline treats many staph infections, including mrsa.  Azithromycin does not.

Question 2

on doxycycline for minor staph infection. rash coming up on neck. should i stop taking it? i have 3 days left of prescription should i try benadryl?

Accepted Answer

Better stop: can be just an adverse drug reaction, not a true allergy to doxycycline, avoid prolonged exposure to sunlight, call your doctor with such incident. You can take benadryl if you have itching or hives, but you need to see your doctor if this is the case, good luck

Question 3

does doxycycline treat staph infection on hardware in spine?

Accepted Answer

Antibiotic: Doxycycline is an antibiotic.  It can help to treat infections with certain types of bacteria such as staphylococcus.  Ensure that you have consulted with your surgeon and the infectious disease specialist.  Infections surround spinal hardware are quite serious and may require more aggressive antibiotic treatment (such as intravenous administration).

Question 4

what kind of staph infection is treated with rifampin and doxycycline?

Accepted Answer

MRSA: The Rifampin is usually treating methicillin resistant staph aureus in patients allergic to sulfur.

Question 5

what is a better choice for skin staph infection: maximum strength neosporin or bacitracin with zinc along with the oral antibiotic doxycyline? thanks

Accepted Answer

Doxycycline: The treatment of choice for any staph infection is oral Doxycycline (or one of the other antibiotics indicated for staph).  Topical creams such as neosporin or Bacitracin are relatively ineffective; they might have a small supplemental effect when used with an oral antibiotic, but should not be used by themselves for staph.

Question 6

what is secondary staph infection?

Accepted Answer

Staph Infection: Staphylococcal bacteria commonly inhabit the skin and interior of the nose. Microscopic or visible breaks in the surface barrier of the body--the skin and mucous membranes--provide an opportunity for these bacteria to cause localized infections. Complications arise when the staph bacteria spread beyond the initial site of infection to the bloodstream and interior body tissues.

Question 7

how can a staph infection be cured?

Accepted Answer

With antibiotics : Staph is a bacteria and can be killed by antibiotics and cleaning of the pus.

Question 8

how to cure a staph infection asap!?

Accepted Answer

Antibiotics: See your doctor and if it is a staph infection you will need antibiotics to cure it.

Question 9

what are the symptoms of staph infection?

Accepted Answer

Pain/redness: The signs of any bacterial infection are: redness, swelling, pain, heat.  In medical school most of us learned the latin: rubor, tumor, dolor and calor (yes, doctors are nerds for the most part).
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 these symptoms worsen along with the severity of infection (i.e. Dark fiery red is worse than light pink). If the infection gets more serious, you can have fevers as well.

Question 10

what are the main signs of staph infection?

Accepted Answer

Staph infection: Signs include redness, the area will feel hot and swollen.  You may also have a fever.  If the infection spreads, you will see redness radiating from the original area.

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Does doxycycline treat staph infection on hardware in spine?

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What kind of staph infection is treated with rifampin and doxycycline?

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