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Dermatologist prescribed bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) for mrsa. it cleared for two months, now it came back. on bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) again, little to no improvement halfway through.
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Go to the doctor: I hear you. If a treatment is not working, especially with a potentially deadly infection, one must change the treatment or add to the treatment. Please. It is time to get help in person for this serious problem.
Answered 12/18/2013
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