Question 1

how do i clear up a mesa out break?

Accepted Answer

See your doctor to  : Obtain a culture from one of the pustules. The results tell which oral antibiotics are likely to work. Cut your fingernails short. Use alcohol-based hand sanitizers before picking up babies or touching other people. Continue the antibiotic for the full course of treatment prescribed.

Question 2

mesa wound on my rist, two weeks old, finished with oral antibiotic, wound is still about 1 1/2 inches and red and painful, what now?

Accepted Answer

Eat well for healing: You have a mesa? Wound on wrist.  You took antibiotics.  Wound not all healed.  That is ok.  The wound will heal from the bottom up.  Eat healthy and the wound will heal over time.  It can take awhile.  The antibiotics were to treat infection.  If wound becomes foul smelling, has discharge, looks red then call office.

Question 3

i am having sinus surgery to help with a mesa sinus infection.  if i have a slight  case of pneumonia at the time will this hinder the operation.

Accepted Answer

Tell your doc: Your doc will be on the alert for any symptoms that will interfere w/surgery.  Please tell him or her about your concerns.  I know it can be difficult, but getting free of smoking can help overall health.  The very best to you.

Question 4

i'm wondering if this pimple i have on my forhead turned into a boil or mesa or is just infected. it has light brown or yellowish brown pus that came ?

Accepted Answer

It's possible: Pimples usually start out with a simple opportunist germ that invades the trapped pores. If/when the pimple opens to the surface other germs can also be involved &amp; if a boil forms it is often staph.The MRSA strain varies in prevalence but in my area is found in 60-70 % of boils I drain in the office. A visit to the doc or dermatologist can decide If yours needs to be treated with abx or drained.

Question 5

what is marsa?

Accepted Answer

Let me explain: Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by a strain of staph bacteria that's become resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat ordinary staph infections.

Question 6

what is m.r.s.a.?

Accepted Answer

See below: Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus.  It is a bacteria (s. Aureus) that is resistant to methicillin, an antibiotic.  This makes it resistant to several other standard antibiotics and also gives it a unique virulence due to its genetics.

Question 7

is marsa easy to get?

Accepted Answer

MRSA: Too common: I believe you mean mrsa, methicillin staph aureus.  This bacterial infection can cause a severe abscess or several abscesses and can be quite difficult to treat.

There a numerous theories on how one contracts this infection, but please realize that this bacteria lives around and on us as humans.  
If you google this infection you can find numerous web pages describing how to get rid of it at home.

Question 8

ecstasy messed me up, please help?

Accepted Answer

Mutual support helps: Consider attending a meeting of narcotics anonymous.

Question 9

dola-meta b tablet what is it for?

Accepted Answer

Dola-Meta B: This is an analgesic (diclofenac) with vitamin b complex (b1, b6 & b12).

Question 10

can b-12 injections mask other problems?

Accepted Answer

Possibly: Occasionally there may be combined iron and vitamin b12 deficiencies. Treatment with b12 would not treat the associated iron deficiency. That is why physicians don't prescribe b12 injections unless the workup determined the exact cause or causes of the anemia.

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How do i clear up a mesa out break?

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Mesa wound on my rist, two weeks old, finished with oral antibiotic, wound is still about 1 1/2 inches and red and painful, what now?

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I am having sinus surgery to help with a mesa sinus infection. if i have a slight case of pneumonia at the time will this hinder the operation.

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I'm wondering if this pimple i have on my forhead turned into a boil or mesa or is just infected. it has light brown or yellowish brown pus that came ?

A member asked:

What is marsa?

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What is m.r.s.a.?

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Is marsa easy to get?

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Ecstasy messed me up, please help?

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Dola-meta b tablet what is it for?

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Can b-12 injections mask other problems?

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