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What is done for a child that has an mrsa rash?

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Antibiotics: Mrsa is more serious than an ordinary infection because the staph bacteria that causes it is resistant to many antibiotics. Mrsa is nothing to trifle with; see your pediatrician as soon as possible.

Answered 4/23/2012

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