Question 1

what does mrsa look like when healing?

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Same as non MRSA: Mrsa is a resistant form of a common bacteria that resides on the skin of most persons.  It is not more likely to cause infection but it may not respond as well to many antibiotics.  The look and nature of the wound would vary widely depending on the location and degree of infection.  But, in general, skin infections should look the same as a regular staph infection as it heals.

Question 2

what does mrsa look like?

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Infection: Mrsa (methicillin resistant staph aureus) is a bacteria that can cause different kinds of infection.  Staph aureus is a bacteria commonly found on the skin.  Any type of infection on the skin or other areas of the body can be caused by staph, which may be resistant.  Mrsa does not respond to expected treatment.  Infections not responding to standard treatment may be proven to be MRSA by culture.

Question 3

what does mrsa look like in the nose?

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Depends if infected: Mrsa can colonize the nose and can be found on a nasal swab without causing any symptoms or infection. If infection is present it can range anywhere from pus filled pimples looking like small insect bites to bigger abscesses.  It can also present as inflammation/infection of hair follicles ( folliculitis).

Question 4

what does mrsa poision ivy look like?

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Two different proble: Poison ivy causes allergic skin reaction with urticaria, itching. But MRSA (methicillin resistant staph aureus) infection can cause skin abscesses, cellulitis or even deep seated infections and also bacteremias.

Question 5

what does mrsa in the throat look like?

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Sore throat: It usually looks like a strep infection, but it does not clear up with the routine antibiotics that are given.  A culture at that time will usually turn up the mrsa.  Some people are colonized with MRSA and have no symptoms.

Question 6

does skin mrsa look like a bruise after vancomycin?

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To vague: Vancomycin if given to fast causes red man syndrome. The skin becomes red a bruise doesn't sound like this is related to vancomycin.

Question 7

can mrsa look like a bruise? ive had mrsa a couple times before and it never has before.but i have what looks like bruise on my inner thigh

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NO: MRSA is an organism. It is methicillin resistant staph aureus. It is not bruising but is an infection of an open wound or of some part of the body . You would see infection in some manner to be expressed.

Question 8

i have mrsa bumps all over my back, which look like pimples but are tender and some puss filled. i just started antibiotics. it's probably been 2 weeks since the first bump appeared. did i catch it soon enough? i was never swabbed for it. should i be?

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MRSA: Most MRSA infections are diagnosed by culture and antibiotic sensitivity testing of staphylococcus aureus bacteria isolated from an infected site; a pcr test is also available.Some MRSA strains are susceptible to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (bactrim), Doxycycline (vibramycin), and Clindamycin (cleocin); although reports suggest Clindamycin resistance is increasing rapidly.

Question 9

what is a "mrsa-like" infection?

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Resistant bug: Mrsa stands for "methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus".  Most infections causes by staph  are treatable with multiple types of antibiotics.However, MRSA is a strain of staph that is mutated somehow so that it does not respond to the usual antibiotics. There is still a way to treat it, though the choices are limited. Many types of bacteria, not only staph can become resistant.

Question 10

what is mrsa?

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More dangerous staph: Mrsa stands for mehticillin resistant stapholoccus aureus. A staph that is resistant to many common antibiotics. Often it is also more aggressive than other staph germs. It must be cultured and treatment guided by the antibiotics the lab shows will work. It is often spread to others in the household and they should be looked at.

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