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Which is better for boils: amoxicillin or cloxacillin?

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Dr. Michael Ein answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Cloxacillin: Boils are usually caused by staphylococcus aureus. Over 90% of s.Aureus are resistant to Amoxicillin while depending on the local amount of mrsa, cloxacillin will be active against 60-70% of s.Aureus. All MRSA will be resistant to both these drugs. Mrsa is usually treated orally with septra/bactrim, Doxycycline or clindamycin.

Answered 11/23/2020

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