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I have been diagnosed with colonized mssa in my lungs (from a bronchoscopy.) i've tried 10 days on amoxicillin & rifampin. now kp is telling me to "just live with it". are there other options?
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Muciporin: If mssa in nasal culture you could try solution of muciporin or chlorhexidine.
Answered 10/23/2017
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Second opinion: If you are dissatisfied with the answer you were given, you can always seek a second opinion from another doctor. Good luck.
Answered 2/10/2014
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Any symptoms?: If you are not having symptoms, I wouldn't worry about it. I wouldn't take any more antibiotics. If you were to get pneumonia, you now know the likely culprit and antibiotics can be tailored to cover MSSA.
Answered 6/2/2017
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